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Coordinates:
35.3606°N, 138.7274°E
Volcano Information
Location
- Country Japan
- Region Honshu Island
- Coordinates 35.3606°N, 138.7274°E
- Volcanic Belt Fuji Volcanic Zone
Elevation
- Height 3,776 meters
- Prominence 3,776 meters
- Global Rank #23 among volcanoes
Volcano Type
- Classification Stratovolcano
- Formation Built by layers of lava, ash, and tephra
- Shape Symmetrical cone
Status
- Current Status Active
- Monitoring Level Continuously monitored
- Alert Level Normal
Tectonic Setting
- Boundary Type Convergent boundary
- Plates Involved Philippine Sea, Eurasian, North American
- Subduction Yes - Philippine Sea Plate subducting
Last Eruption
- Year 1707
- Name Hōei Eruption
- VEI 5
- Type Explosive
Eruption History
Lava Type
- Composition Basaltic to Andesitic
- Viscosity Moderate to High
- Behavior Explosive eruptions with ash and tephra
Crater / Caldera
- Diameter ~500 meters
- Depth ~250 meters
- Lava Lake No