What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 1640
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 42.06° N, 140.68° E
- Vei
- 5
- Deaths
- 700
- Houses destroyed
- 20
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Hokkaido Koma-ga-take
Andesitic stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido
Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take , also Oshima Koma-ga-take (渡島駒ヶ岳), Oshima Fuji (渡島富士), or just Koma-ga-take (駒ヶ岳) is a 1,131 metres (3,711 ft) andesitic stratovolcano on the border between Mori, Shikabe, and Nanae, all within the Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaidō, 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