Volcanic eruption
See 1955 on the mapEruption of Aira
13 Oct 1955 · Japan
Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the most active volcano in Japan.
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Part of Eruption of Aira
What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 1955
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 31.58° N, 130.66° E
- Vei
- 3
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Nearby in time and place
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- Japanese National Railways' ferry Shiun Maru sinks after a collision with sister ship Uko Maru, in thick fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku11 May 1955 · Event
- 1953 Busan station fire27 Nov 1953 · Fire
- All Nippon Airways Flight 642 Jan 1959 · Air disaster
- 徳島ラジオ商殺人事件5 Nov 1953 · Murder
- 1950 Iwakuni B-29 crash27 Sep 1950 · Air disaster
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page