Volcanic eruption
See 1972 on the mapEruption of Hakoneyama
2 Oct 1972 · Japan
Mount Hakone , with its highest peak Mount Kami, is a complex volcano in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan that is truncated by two overlapping calderas, the largest of which is 10 × 11 km wide. The calderas were formed as a result of two major explosive eruptions about 180,000 and 49,000–60,000 years ago.
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What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1972
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.23° N, 139.02° E
- Deaths
- 2
- Volcano type
- Complex volcano
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page