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Calderas

Asosan

Asosan (Japan) is a caldera. It rises to 1,592 m above sea level. The GVP records 172 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2021.

Elevation
1,592 m
Last eruption
2021
Confirmed eruptions
172
Max VEI
3
Country
Japan
Location
32.88° N, 131.09° E
Region (GVP)
Nankai Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
14 October 2021 20 October 2021 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 2019 16 June 2020 2 Observations: Reported
7 October 2016 12 November 2016 3 Nakadake Crater · Observations: Reported
30 August 2014 1 May 2016 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
13 January 2014 19 February 2014 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
15 May 2011 9 June 2011 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
17 February 2008 17 February 2008 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
14 April 2005 16 August 2005 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
14 January 2004 14 January 2004 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
10 July 2003 14 July 2003 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 May 1994 16 November 1995 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
23 April 1992 10 June 1993 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 April 1989 9 February 1991 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
26 May 1988 16 January 1989 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
13 April 1984 24 June 1985 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 July 1983 16 October 1983 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
15 June 1981 15 June 1981 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
24 September 1980 24 September 1980 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 June 1979 8 March 1980 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
11 April 1977 16 August 1978 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 October 1975 13 January 1976 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 January 1973 16 June 1975 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 April 1970 16 September 1972 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 May 1967 16 December 1969 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 October 1964 16 December 1966 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
14 May 1964 14 May 1964 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
10 November 1963 16 January 1964 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 April 1963 16 July 1963 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 September 1960 16 November 1962 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 January 1960 9 April 1960 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 July 1959 2 October 1959 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 October 1957 16 December 1958 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
12 April 1957 12 April 1957 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 December 1956 21 December 1956 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 August 1956 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 January 1956 13 January 1956 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
25 July 1955 28 July 1955 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
26 May 1954 26 May 1954 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 December 1953 16 December 1953 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
27 April 1953 30 July 1953 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
4 May 1951 16 August 1951 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 November 1950 16 January 1951 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
26 December 1949 15 April 1950 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
9 April 1948 16 December 1948 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
26 May 1947 16 September 1947 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
30 December 1946 30 December 1946 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
29 April 1946 24 June 1946 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 September 1945 19 September 1945 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
9 December 1943 16 February 1944 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 June 1943 24 June 1943 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
20 April 1940 8 August 1941 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 July 1938 11 August 1939 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 May 1937 13 May 1937 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
13 January 1937 13 January 1937 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
8 August 1936 14 August 1936 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 February 1936 5 February 1936 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 January 1935 8 October 1935 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 July 1934 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 June 1932 28 September 1933 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 September 1930 6 September 1930 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
6 September 1928 23 October 1929 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 September 1926 13 January 1928 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
6 January 1925 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 January 1923 17 September 1923 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 July 1920 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 April 1919 16 May 1919 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 January 1918 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
19 April 1916 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
13 January 1914 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 July 1911 2 July 1912 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 April 1910 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 April 1909 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
17 January 1908 29 January 1908 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
12 December 1907 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 June 1906 — 3 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 August 1898 16 April 1899 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
24 February 1897 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
6 March 1894 30 August 1894 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
21 March 1884 16 June 1884 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 February 1874 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1 December 1872 8 June 1873 3 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
18 March 1856 13 June 1856 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
26 February 1854 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
4 March 1838 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
8 October 1837 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1 May 1835 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
11 August 1830 16 August 1832 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 February 1830 16 March 1830 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 June 1829 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 June 1828 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
12 November 1827 16 January 1828 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 May 1827 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 October 1826 22 November 1826 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
9 June 1816 6 July 1816 2 Naka-dake and west flank (Yunotani) · Observations: Reported
10 February 1815 16 October 1815 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 July 1814 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 June 1806 16 October 1806 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 September 1804 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1781 1788 1 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1772 1780 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
January 1765 October 1765 3 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
13 February 1709 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
April 1691 August 1691 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
June 1683 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 February 1675 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
August 1668 1669 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
February 1668 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
July 1649 August 1649 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
29 September 1637 5 October 1637 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
December 1631 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 June 1620 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
8 August 1613 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
12 August 1612 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1611 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
December 1598 1599 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1592 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1587 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
August 1584 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
14 December 1583 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
17 February 1582 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
15 November 1576 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1574 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1573 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
December 1564 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
March 1562 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1558 1559 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
29 April 1542 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
17 July 1533 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
15 February 1522 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
6 April 1506 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
February 1505 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 January 1485 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 May 1473 15 April 1474 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
9 January 1438 18 February 1438 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
10 May 1434 18 May 1434 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
19 June 1387 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
6 May 1377 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
20 June 1376 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
20 December 1375 31 January 1376 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1343 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
3 February 1340 25 February 1340 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 February 1335 26 March 1335 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
December 1331 June 1333 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
April 1331 April 1331 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
7 September 1324 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
2 May 1305 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
30 August 1286 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
July 1281 August 1281 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1274 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
August 1273 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
29 November 1272 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
16 April 1272 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
5 January 1271 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
August 1269 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1 December 1265 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
1240 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
8 February 1239 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
20 June 867 — 2 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
9 November 864 — 3 Naka-dake · Observations: Reported
440 ± 75 years — 3 Naka-dake · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
630 BCE ± 50 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
1,270 BCE ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 1,350 BCE — 3 Komezuka · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,650 BCE — 3 Ojo-dake · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1,830 BCE ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 2,050 BCE — 3 Kishima-dake · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,150 BCE — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
2,350 BCE ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 2,550 BCE — 1 Jigoku explosion crater · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,850 BCE — 0 Naka-dake · Correlation: Tephrochronology
3,610 BCE ± 50 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 8,050 BCE — 1 Jigoku explosion crater · Isotopic: Ar/Ar

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#282110)