Japan · Stratovolcano
Kuttara
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 549m
- Last eruption
- 1820
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 549m
- Coordinates
- 42.491, 141.160
- Last eruption
- 1820
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Kuttara volcanic group consists of a series of small stratovolcanoes, lava domes, pyroclastic cones, and a caldera near the Pacific coast SE of Toya caldera and SW of Shikotsu caldera.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 8050 BCE – 1820
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1820)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1820 (±100 yrs)VEI 1Geological estimate1820-07-02 – end unknownWest flank (Jigoku-dani)
- 200 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate200 – end unknown
- 8050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate8050 BCE – end unknownHiyori-yama lava dome
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External links
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