Eruption of Naruko

When

26 Aug 1969

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Where

Japan

Coordinates

38.73° N, 140.73° E

Deaths

1

Volcano type

Caldera

Stratovolcano on the island of Honshu, Japan

Naruko is a stratovolcano located in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The volcano consists of a 7 km wide caldera with several lava domes. The summit of the 470 m high Mt. Kurumigatake is one of the four lava domes located in the center of the caldera. The volcano is well known because of its relationship to the Naruko Hot Springs Villages.

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