Pyroclastic cones

Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba

Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba (Japan) is a pyroclastic cone. It rises to −29 m above sea level. The GVP records 10 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2021.

Elevation
−29 m
Last eruption
2021
Confirmed eruptions
10
Max VEI
4
Country
Japan
Location
24.29° N, 141.48° E
Region (GVP)
Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Pyroclastic cone
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Main rock type
Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

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
13 August 2021 12 September 2021 4 Observations: Reported
3 February 2010 8 April 2010 1 Submarine site · Observations: Reported
2 July 2005 21 July 2005 1 Observations: Reported
10 November 1992 9 September 1993 1 Observations: Reported
14 July 1987 30 August 1987 0 Observations: Reported
18 January 1986 28 March 1986 2 Observations: Reported
24 December 1974 13 November 1975 2 Observations: Reported
18 December 1973 16 February 1974 2 3.8 km NNE of Minami-Iwo-jima · Observations: Reported
13 January 1914 21 August 1914 3 Shin-Iwo-jima · Observations: Reported
14 November 1904 16 May 1905 3 Shin-Iwo-jima · Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#284130)