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    Taisetsuzan

    Stratovolcano · 2,291 m · Japan

    Taisetsuzan
    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Shoyuramen assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Taisetsuzan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 5 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1739. Its major eruptions caused at least 4 deaths.

    Elevation
    2,291 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Japan
    Last Eruption
    1739
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    5
    Known Fatalities
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    3,200 BCE2,800 BCE1,450 BCE550 BCE1739 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 3,200 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