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    Hakkodasan

    Stratovolcano · 1,584 m · Japan

    Hakkodasan
    Photo: Mccunicano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Hakkodasan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 7 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1550. Its major eruptions caused at least 3 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,584 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1550
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    7
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3
    Known Fatalities
    3

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 298,000 people live in those within 30 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    2,850 BCE · VEI 22,250 BCE · VEI 31,150 BCE · VEI 150 BCE · VEI 1450 · VEI 11340 · VEI 11550 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 2,850 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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