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    Fujisan

    Stratovolcano · 3,776 m · Japan

    Fujisan
    Photo: 名古屋太郎, (edited by Hannes_24) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Fujisan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 67 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1708.

    Elevation
    3,776 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1708
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    67
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    5

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    8,540 BCE7,820 BCE7,530 BCE7,310 BCE6,580 BCE6,240 BCE6,050 BCE5,540 BCE5,070 BCE4,730 BCE4,120 BCE3,690 BCE3,050 BCE2,800 BCE2,550 BCE2,450 BCE2,050 BCE1,850 BCE1,510 BCE1,450 BCE1,350 BCE · VEI 51,300 BCE1,030 BCE · VEI 41,010 BCE930 BCE · VEI 5780 BCE520 BCE190 BCE100 BCE50 · VEI 2100 · VEI 2200 · VEI 2220 · VEI 2240250 · VEI 2300 · VEI 1350 · VEI 3370400 · VEI 2470 · VEI 3520 · VEI 2530 · VEI 3720 · VEI 2781 · VEI 3800 · VEI 4826 · VEI 2830 · VEI 2864 · VEI 3870 · VEI 2932 · VEI 2937 · VEI 2952993999 · VEI 210171033 · VEI 21083 · VEI 214271435 · VEI 21511 · VEI 2156016271700 · VEI 21707 · VEI 5170817701854 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 8,540 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