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    Esan

    Lava dome · 617 m · Japan

    Esan
    Photo: 皓月旗 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Esan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 8 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1874.

    Elevation
    617 m
    Type
    Lava dome
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1874
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    8
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    6,670 BCE · VEI 35,770 BCE · VEI 03,900 BCE1,050 BCE440 BCE13501846 · VEI 11874 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,670 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata