Japan · Caldera
Kurose Hole
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 114m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Izu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 114m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, 139.680
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Kurose Hole, between Mikura and Hachijo-jima islands, is a nearly circular submarine caldera 5-7 km in diameter with a 600-760 m deep floor. The high point of the caldera rim rises to about 100 m of the ocean surface. Large amounts of dacitic pumice have been recovered from dredges along the inner caldera wall. The age of its most recent eruption is not known.
From Wikipedia
Kurose Hole is a submarine caldera located between Mikurajima and Hachijōjima in the Izu Islands chain. The caldera is 600–760 m deep and 5–7 km wide.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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