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    Iwakisan

    Stratovolcano · 1,624 m · Japan

    Iwakisan
    Photo: ak15 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Iwakisan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 29 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1863.

    Elevation
    1,624 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1863
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    29
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    8,050 BCE4,050 BCE1,050 BCE550 BCE1597 · VEI 21597 · VEI 21600 · VEI 21600 · VEI 21604 · VEI 31605 · VEI 21618 · VEI 21672 · VEI 21694 · VEI 21709 · VEI 21769 · VEI 21782 · VEI 21782 · VEI 21783 · VEI 21790 · VEI 21793 · VEI 21794 · VEI 21800 · VEI 21807 · VEI 21833 · VEI 21844 · VEI 21845 · VEI 21848 · VEI 21856 · VEI 21863 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 8,050 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