Eruption of Hachimantai
7900 BCE · 39.96° N, 140.85° E
Mount Hachimantai is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture.
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What the records say
- When
- 7900 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 39.96° N, 140.85° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 283250
- Eruption number
- 18070
Mount Hachimantai
Highest peak in a group of stratovolcanoes in Honshu, Japan
Mount Hachimantai is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. The volcano is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and forms part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
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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