Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Myokosan
4750 BCE · 36.89° N, 138.11° E
Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.
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What the records say
- When
- 4750 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 36.89° N, 138.11° E
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Unit
- Akakura Ash; AK-a tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 283100
- Eruption number
- 17552
Mount Myōkō
Active stratovolcano on the island of Honshu in Japan
Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together with Mount Yahiko , it is well known as the "famous mountain" of Niigata Prefecture.
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Nearby in time and place
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