Eruption of Asamayama
23 May 1965 · 36.41° N, 138.52° E
Mount Asama is an active stratovolcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures.
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What the records say
- When
- 23 May 1965
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 36.41° N, 138.52° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 283110
- Eruption number
- 17803
Mount Asama
Volcano on the island of Honshū, Japan
Mount Asama is an active stratovolcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. It is included in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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Nearby in time and place
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- BOAC Flight 9115 Mar 1966 · Air disaster
- 1964 Machida F-8 crash5 Apr 1964 · Air disaster
- 1964 Yamato F-8 crash8 Sep 1964 · Air disaster
- Pakistan loses 0–1 to India in field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, taking home the silver medal23 Oct 1964 · Event
- Shinagawa Katsushima warehouse fire14 Jul 1964 · Fire
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