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Mount Tokachi

Tokachidake

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2077m
Last eruption
2004
Mount Tokachi
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2077m
Coordinates
43.418, 142.686
Last eruption
2004
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Tokachidake volcano consists of a group of dominantly andesitic stratovolcanoes and lava domes arranged on a NE-SW line above a plateau of welded Pleistocene tuffs in central Hokkaido.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Tokachi is an active volcano located in Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest volcano of the Tokachi Volcanic Group, with a height of 2,077 metres (6,814 ft). It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

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Eruption history

28 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
27
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
2650 BCE (±200 yrs) – 2004
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1962, the most recent of 4)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
14
Summary (VEI over time)
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2650 BCE~2456 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1874 BCE~1680 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1486 BCE~1293 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3129 BCE~65 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?259~453 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?453~647 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?841~1034 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1034~1228 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1228~1422 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31422~1616 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21810~2004 · 18 eruptions · max VEI 32650 BCE1486 BCE323 BCE6471810

Detailed timeline

  1. 2004VEI 1Observed
    2004-02-25 – 2004-04-19
    1962-II Crater
  2. 1988VEI 2Observed
    1988-12-10 – 1989-05-16
    1962 Crater
  3. 1985VEI 1Observed
    1985-06-19 – 1985-06-22
    East wall of 1962 crater
  4. 1962VEI 3Observed
    1962-06-29 – 1962-09-16
    South of Shin-funkako
  5. 1961VEI 1Observed
    1961-08-14 – 1961-08-14
    NW of Kami-Horokamettoku-yama
  6. 1959VEI 1Observed
    1959-08-15 – 1959-11-25
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  7. 1958VEI 1Observed
    1958-10-04 – 1958-10-04
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  8. 1957VEI 1Method not stated
    1957-08-20 – 1957-08-20
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  9. 1956VEI 1Observed
    1956-06-16 – 1956-06-16
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  10. 1954VEI 1Observed
    1954-09-16 – 1954-09-16
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  11. 1952VEI ?Observed
    1952-08-17 – end unknown
    NE of Shin-funkako (Showa Crater)
  12. 1931VEI 1Observed
    1931-05-16 – 1931-05-16
  13. 1928VEI 1Observed
    1928-01-16 – 1928-05-23
    Shin-funkako
  14. 1928VEI 1Observed
    1928-12-04 – 1928-12-25
    Shin-funkako
  15. 1925VEI 3Observed
    1925-11-20 – 1927-09-16
    Shin-funkako
  16. 1889VEI 2Observed
    1889-07-02 – end unknown
    Maru-yama (Yunuma)
  17. 1887VEI 2Observed
    1887-06-16 – end unknown
    Lower part of Maru-yama?
  18. 1857VEI 2Observed
    1857-07-02 – end unknown
  19. 1570 (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1570 – end unknown
    Maru-yama
  20. 1250VEI 3Geological estimate
    1250 – end unknown
  21. 1050 (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1050 – end unknown
  22. 950 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    950 – end unknown
  23. 600 (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    600 – end unknown
  24. 350 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    350 – end unknown
  25. 1 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1 – end unknown
  26. 1350 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    1350 BCE – end unknown
    Ground Crater
  27. 1750 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1750 BCE – end unknown
  28. 2650 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2650 BCE – end unknown

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