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Mount Nasu

Nasudake

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1915m
Last eruption
1963
Mount Nasu
Photo: BehBeh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1915m
Coordinates
37.125, 139.963
Last eruption
1963
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Nasudake volcanic group consists of a N-S-trending cluster of stratovolcanoes and lava domes at the north end of the Kanto Plain.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Nasu is a group of complex volcanoes located in the northeast part of Nikkō National Park, Japan. The tallest peak is Sanbonyari Peak at a height of 1,916.9 m (6,289 ft). Mount Nasu is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

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Eruption history

21 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
20
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
8550 BCE (±1500 yrs) – 1963
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1410, the most recent of 8)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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8550 BCE~8200 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 28200 BCE~7849 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 36097 BCE~5747 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 25747 BCE~5396 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 34695 BCE~4345 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22242 BCE~1892 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21541 BCE~1191 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 2840 BCE~490 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3490 BCE~140 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 2211~561 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31262~1613 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 31613~1963 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 18550 BCE6097 BCE3293 BCE840 BCE1613

Detailed timeline

  1. 1963VEI 1Method not stated
    1963-07-10 – 1963-07-11
    Chausu-dake
  2. 1963VEI 1Observed
    1963-11-20 – 1963-11-21
    Chausu-dake (west side)
  3. 1960VEI 1Observed
    1960-10-10 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake (50 m north of 1953 vent)
  4. 1953VEI 1Observed
    1953-10-24 – 1953-10-29
    Chausu-dake (1881 crater)
  5. 1881VEI 1Observed
    1881-07-01 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake (west and NW side of summit)
  6. 1846VEI 1Observed
    1846-08-16 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  7. 1410VEI 3Observed
    1410-03-05 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  8. 1408VEI 3Observed
    1408-02-24 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  9. 1404VEI 3Observed
    1404-02-11 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  10. 1397VEI 3Observed
    1397-02-17 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  11. 330 (±200 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    330 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  12. 250 (±200 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    250 – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  13. 250 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    250 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  14. 700 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    700 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  15. 1440 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1440 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  16. 2000 BCE (±1450 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    2000 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  17. 4350 BCE (±950 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    4350 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  18. 5550 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    5550 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  19. 6050 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  20. 7850 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    7850 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake
  21. 8550 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    8550 BCE – end unknown
    Chausu-dake

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