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    Kurikomayama

    Stratovolcano · Japan

    Kurikomayama
    Photo: Tomofumi Sato · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Kurikomayama 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 1950.

    Elevation
    unknown
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1950
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    8
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    3,540 BCE1450 · VEI 11726 · VEI 11744 · VEI 217831944 · VEI 11946 · VEI 21950 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 3,540 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