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Mount Bandai

Bandaisan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1816m
Last eruption
1888
Mount Bandai
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1816m
Coordinates
37.601, 140.072
Last eruption
1888
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

One of Japan's most noted volcanoes, Bandaisan rises above the north shore of Lake Inawashiro. This complex is formed of several overlapping andesitic stratovolcanoes, the largest of which is Obandai.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Bandai is a stratovolcano located in Inawashiro-town, Bandai-town, and Kitashiobara village, in Yama-Gun, Fukushima prefecture. It is an active stratovolcano located to the north of Lake Inawashiro. Mount Bandai, including the Bandai heights, belongs to the Bandai-Asahi National Park.

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Eruption history

14 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
7450 BCE – 1888
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1888)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7450 BCE~7139 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6516 BCE~6205 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5271 BCE~4960 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4960 BCE~4649 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4026 BCE~3715 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1847 BCE~1536 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?602 BCE~291 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?643~954 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31577~1888 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 47450 BCE5271 BCE2781 BCE602 BCE1577

Detailed timeline

  1. 1888VEI 4Observed
    1888-07-15 – 1888-07-15
    Kobandai
  2. 1808VEI 2Observed
    1808-07-02 – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  3. 1787VEI 2Observed
    1787 – end unknown
  4. 1767 (±16 yrs)VEI ?Method not stated
    1767 – end unknown
    Mt. Hanzawa (Bandai foothills)
  5. 1719VEI ?Method not stated
    1719 – end unknown
  6. 1611VEI ?Method not stated
    1611 – end unknown
  7. 806VEI 3Observed
    806 – end unknown
    O-Bandai
  8. 550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    550 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  9. 1800 BCE (±1250 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1800 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  10. 3850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3850 BCE – end unknown
  11. 4650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4650 BCE – end unknown
  12. 5050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5050 BCE – end unknown
  13. 6350 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6350 BCE – end unknown
  14. 7450 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7450 BCE – end unknown

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