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Mount Adatara

Adatarayama

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1728m
Last eruption
1996
Mount Adatara
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1728m
Coordinates
37.647, 140.281
Last eruption
1996
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The broad forested massif of Adatarayama volcano is located E of Bandai volcano, about 15 km SW of Fukushima city.

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From Wikipedia

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Mount Adatara is a stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Eruption history

13 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
12
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
8050 BCE – 1996
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (590 BCE, the most recent of 6)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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8050 BCE~7715 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 36711 BCE~6376 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 36376 BCE~6041 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 34366 BCE~4032 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 32692 BCE~2357 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31688 BCE~1353 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?683 BCE~348 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3348 BCE~13 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?657~991 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1661~1996 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 28050 BCE5706 BCE3027 BCE683 BCE1661

Detailed timeline

  1. 1996VEI 1Observed
    1996-09-01 – 1996-09-01
    Numanotaira
  2. 1900VEI 2Observed
    1900-07-17 – 1900-07-17
    Numanotaira
  3. 1899VEI 2Observed
    1899-08-24 – 1899-11-12
    Numanotaira
  4. 1813VEI 1Method not stated
    1813-01-10 – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  5. 950 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    950 – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  6. 50 BCE (±900 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    50 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  7. 590 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    590 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  8. 1550 BCE (±1100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1550 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  9. 2600 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    2600 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  10. 4300 BCE (±850 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    4300 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  11. 6150 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    6150 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  12. 6650 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    6650 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira
  13. 8050 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    8050 BCE – end unknown
    Numanotaira

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