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Fukujin Seamount

Fukujin

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
217m (submarine)
Last eruption
1974
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Mariana Volcanic Arc
Elevation
217m (submarine)
Coordinates
21.930, 143.470
Last eruption
1974
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Fukujin seamount in the Mariana Volcanic Arc has risen on occasion to just beneath the ocean surface.

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From Wikipedia

Fukujin is an active submarine volcano of the Mariana Volcanic Arc that last erupted in 1974. The summit is located about 217 m (712 ft) beneath the ocean surface, although in 1977, it was measured at 70 m (230 ft) and a shoal depth of 3 m (9.8 ft) was obtained in 1980. No minimum depth has been recorded as the presumably shallow depth poses a risk to ships. It measures 40 km (25 mi) across. Volcanic activity in the 1970s is believed to be centered along a southwestern flank vent at 1,200 m (3,900 ft) depth.

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Eruption history

13 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
10
Span of confirmed record
1951 – 1974
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 1 (1973)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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1951~1954 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 01957~1960 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 01967~1970 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01973~1976 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11976~1979 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 01979~1982 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 019511957196719731979

Detailed timeline

  1. 1982VEI 0Method not stated
    1982-01-12 – 1982-03-16
  2. 1982VEI 0Method not stated
    1982-12-15 – end unknown
  3. 1981VEI 0Method not stated
    1981-01-07 – 1981-01-08
  4. 1979VEI 0Method not stated
    1979-04-26 – 1980-05-12
  5. 1978VEI 0Method not stated
    1978-08-24 – 1978-08-25
  6. 1977VEI 0Method not stated
    1977-10-14 – 1978-03-24
  7. 1976VEI 0Method not stated
    1976-08-02 – 1977-04-21
    21.95 N 143.45 E
  8. 1973VEI 1Observed
    1973-09-27 – 1974-03-05
    21.93 N 143.46 E
  9. 1968VEI 0Observed
    1968-09-16 – end unknown
  10. 1959VEI 0Method not stated
    1959-08-16 – 1959-10-16
  11. 1958VEI 0Method not stated
    1958-08-16 – 1958-09-16
  12. 1952VEI 0Method not stated
    1952-07-02 – end unknown
  13. 1951VEI 0Observed
    1951-07-15 – 1951-10-15

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