Volcanic eruption
See 1949 on the mapEruption of Niigata-Yakeyama
5 Feb 1949 – 13 Sep 1949 · 36.92° N, 138.04° E
Niigata-Yake-Yama is an active volcano in Honshu, Japan. A large eruption in 887 AD sent pyroclastic flows to the Japan Sea.
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What the records say
- When
- 5 Feb 1949 – 13 Sep 1949
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 36.92° N, 138.04° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- NE-SW fissures, both sides of summit
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 283090
- Eruption number
- 17542
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Asamayama23 Sep 1950 · Volcanic eruption
- Mitaka incident15 Jul 1949 · Rail accident
- Eruption of Asamayama14 Aug 1947 · Volcanic eruption
- 1951 Tenryū River bus crash15 Jul 1951 · Road accident
- Shimoyama incident5 Jul 1949 · Rail accident
- Earthquake — Japan: Fukui28 Jun 1948 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.3
- 1950 Mount Hiru USAF C-54 crash21 Apr 1950 · Air disaster
- Eruption of Akagisan16 Sep 1947 · Volcanic eruption
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