Volcanic eruption
See 2008 on the mapEruption of Kirishimayama
22 Aug 2008 · 31.93° N, 130.86° E
The Kirishima Mountains are a 1,700-meter-high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions happened in 788, 1716, and 1717. Augite-hypersthene andesite is the dominant rock type.
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What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 2008
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 31.93° N, 130.86° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Shinmoe-dake crater and W flank
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 282090
- Eruption number
- 17163
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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