What the records say
- When
- 4350 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 30.79° N, 130.31° E
- Vei
- 7
- Volcano type
- Caldera
Kikai Caldera
Mostly-submerged caldera in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Kikai Caldera is a massive, mostly submerged caldera up to 19 kilometres (12 mi) in diameter in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, 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