Volcanic eruption
See 1550 BCE on the mapEruption of Adatarayama
1550 BCE · 37.65° N, 140.28° E
Mount Adatara is a stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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What the records say
- When
- 1550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.65° N, 140.28° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 1100 years
- Vent
- Numanotaira
- Unit
- Ad-p1, p2 tephras
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 283170
- Eruption number
- 17906
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page