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Volcano
Kussharo
Caldera · 574 m · Japan
Kussharo sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 6 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1320.
- Elevation
- 574 m
- Type
- Caldera
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Dacite
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Last Eruption
- 1320
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 6
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
- 50 kmKitami113,000 people
- 71 kmKushiro199,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
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