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Mount E

Esan

Type
Lava dome
Elevation
617m
Last eruption
1874
Mount E
Photo: 皓月旗 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Lava dome
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
617m
Coordinates
41.805, 141.166
Last eruption
1874
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor (silicic)
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Esan is a small volcanic complex of seven overlapping andesitic-to-dacitic lava domes on the eastern tip of the Oshima Peninsula across the Tsugaru Strait from Honshu.

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From Wikipedia

Mount E is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula, which is itself part of the larger Oshima Peninsula. It is in the rural, eastern region of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Mount E is part of Esan Prefectural Natural Park.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
6670 BCE (±27 yrs) – 1874
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (6670 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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6670 BCE~6385 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 35816 BCE~5531 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 04107 BCE~3822 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1259 BCE~974 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?689 BCE~404 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1304~1589 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1589~1874 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 16670 BCE4676 BCE2398 BCE404 BCE1589

Detailed timeline

  1. 1874VEI 1Observed
    1874-06-08 – end unknown
  2. 1846VEI 1Observed
    1846-11-18 – end unknown
  3. 1350VEI ?Geological estimate
    1350 – end unknown
    NW E-san
  4. 440 BCE (±46 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    440 BCE – end unknown
  5. 1050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1050 BCE – end unknown
    NW E-san
  6. 3900 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3900 BCE – end unknown
    NW E-san
  7. 5770 BCE (±924 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    5770 BCE – end unknown
    East flank (Misaka lava dome)
  8. 6670 BCE (±27 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    6670 BCE – end unknown
    Esan lava dome

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