Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Kirishimayama

30 Mar 2010 – 10 Jul 2010 · 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
30 Mar 2010 – 10 Jul 2010
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
31.93° N, 130.86° E
Vei
1
Vent
Shinmoe-dake
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
282090
Eruption number
17165

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