Kirishimayama

Shield volcano · 1,700 m · Japan

Kirishimayama sits on the Okinawa Plate, in a subduction zone. 85 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2025. Its major eruptions caused at least 12 deaths.

Elevation: 1,700 m
Type: Shield volcano
Tectonic Setting: Subduction zone, continental crust
Dominant Rock: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Plate: Okinawa Plate
Country: Japan
Last Eruption: 2025
Known Eruptions (Holocene): 85
Max. Explosivity (VEI): 4
Known Fatalities: 12

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

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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

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Kirishimayama

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