Maruyama

Maruyama (Japan) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,692 m above sea level. The GVP records 2 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1898.

Elevation: 1,692 m
Last eruption: 1898
Confirmed eruptions: 2
Max VEI: 2
Country: Japan
Location: 43.42° N, 143.03° E
Region (GVP): Kuril Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano(es)
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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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.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
3 December 1898	6 December 1898	2	Maru-yama (No. 1 crater) · Observations: Reported
c. 1,700 BCE	—	2	Maru-yama · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#285061)