Volcanic eruption
See 100 BCE on the mapEruption of Kujusan
100 BCE · 33.09° N, 131.25° E
Mount Kujū , located on the border of Kokonoe and Taketa in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, is a stratovolcano in Kyushu Island, Japan, with a summit elevation of 1,791 metres (5,876 ft). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is part of the Aso-Kujū National Park.
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What the records say
- When
- 100 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 33.09° N, 131.25° E
- Vei
- 4
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Vent
- Komekubo crater
- Unit
- Tephra layer KB
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 282120
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