What the records say
- When
- 20 Jul 766
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 31.58° N, 130.66° E
- Vei
- 3
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Sakurajima
Stratovolcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, 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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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- 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