Calderas

Mashu

Mashu (Japan) is a caldera. It rises to 857 m above sea level. The GVP records 7 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1080.

Elevation
857 m
Last eruption
1080
Confirmed eruptions
7
Max VEI
6
Country
Japan
Location
43.57° N, 144.56° E
Region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
1080 ± 100 years — 5 Kamuinupuri · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
350 ± 100 years — 2 Kamuinupuri · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
150 ± 100 years — 4 Kamuinupuri · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
2,050 BCE ± 40 years — 4 Kamuinupuri · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
2,800 BCE ± 750 years — 3 Kamuinupuri · Correlation: Tephrochronology
3,550 BCE ± 40 years — 4 Kamuinupuri · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
5,550 BCE ± 100 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#285081)