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Japan · Stratovolcano

Miyakejima

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
775m
Last eruption
2010
Miyakejima
Photo: さかおり · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Izu Volcanic Arc
Elevation
775m
Coordinates
34.094, 139.526
Last eruption
2010
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The circular, 8-km-wide island of Miyakejima forms a low-angle stratovolcano that rises about 1,100 m from the sea floor in the northern Izu Islands about 200 km SSW of Tokyo.

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From Wikipedia

Miyake-jima is a volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

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Eruption history

40 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
39
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
6450 BCE (±500 yrs) – 2010
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1763, the most recent of 6)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
13
Summary (VEI over time)
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6450 BCE~6168 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 43066 BCE~2784 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 42220 BCE~1938 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31938 BCE~1656 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31656 BCE~1374 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1374 BCE~1092 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31092 BCE~810 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4810 BCE~528 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3246 BCE~36 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 336~318 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4318~600 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 3600~882 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 4882~1164 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31446~1728 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 31728~2010 · 17 eruptions · max VEI 46450 BCE4476 BCE2220 BCE246 BCE1728

Detailed timeline

  1. 2010VEI 1Observed
    2010-04-10 – 2010-07-21
    Summit crater
  2. 2009VEI 1Observed
    2009-04-01 – 2009-04-01
  3. 2008VEI 1Observed
    2008-01-07 – 2008-01-07
  4. 2008VEI 1Observed
    2008-05-08 – 2008-05-08
  5. 2006VEI 1Observed
    2006-02-17 – 2006-02-17
  6. 2006VEI 1Observed
    2006-08-23 – 2006-08-23
  7. 2005VEI 1Observed
    2005-04-12 – 2005-05-18
  8. 2004VEI 1Observed
    2004-11-30 – 2004-12-09
  9. 2001VEI 2Observed
    2001-01-11 – 2002-11-24
  10. 2000VEI 3Observed
    2000-06-27 – 2000-09-28
    Summit and submarine western flank
  11. 1983VEI 3Observed
    1983-10-03 – 1983-10-04
    SW flank (4.5 km long NE-SW fissure)
  12. 1962VEI 2Observed
    1962-08-24 – 1962-08-27
    NE flank
  13. 1940VEI 3Observed
    1940-07-12 – 1940-08-05
    Oyama, NE flank
  14. 1874VEI 3Observed
    1874-07-03 – 1874-07-17
    NNE flank (560 m)
  15. 1835VEI 2Observed
    1835-11-11 – end unknown
    West flank (east and SE of Ako)
  16. 1811VEI 2Observed
    1811-01-27 – 1811-01-28
    Summit and NE flank?
  17. 1763VEI 4Observed
    1763-08-17 – 1769
    Oyama, SSW flank (Shinmio maar)
  18. 1712VEI 3Observed
    1712-02-04 – 1714
    SW flank (Kuwanoki-daira)
  19. 1709VEI ?Method not stated
    1709-04-23 – end unknown
  20. 1643VEI 3Observed
    1643-03-31 – 1643-04
    SW flank (SE of Ako, Kuwanoki-daira?)
  21. 1595VEI 2Observed
    1595-11-22 – end unknown
    SE flank
  22. 1535VEI 2Observed
    1535-03 – end unknown
    SE flank
  23. 1469VEI 3Observed
    1469-12-24 – end unknown
    Oyama
  24. 1154VEI 3Observed
    1154-11 – end unknown
    NE flank?
  25. 1085VEI 2Observed
    1085 – end unknown
  26. 850VEI 4Observed
    850 – end unknown
    Oyama and East flank (Mi-ike maar)
  27. 832VEI 3Observed
    832-06-23 – end unknown
  28. 750 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    750 – end unknown
    NE flank
  29. 500 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    500 – end unknown
    Daihannya-yama
  30. 320 (±500 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    320 – end unknown
    Sabigahama
  31. 260 (±500 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    260 – end unknown
  32. 50 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    50 BCE – end unknown
    Taira-yama
  33. 600 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    600 BCE – end unknown
  34. 950 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    950 BCE – end unknown
    Hatchodaira caldera, S flank (Furumio maar)
  35. 1250 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    1250 BCE – end unknown
  36. 1450 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1450 BCE – end unknown
    NW flank (NGS scoria layer)
  37. 1800 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1800 BCE – end unknown
    South flank (Mizutamari maar)
  38. 2000 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    2000 BCE – end unknown
  39. 2900 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    2900 BCE – end unknown
  40. 6450 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    6450 BCE – end unknown
    NW flank

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