Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Niseko

4900 BCE · 42.88° N, 140.66° E

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What the records say

When
4900 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
42.88° N, 140.66° E
Date uncertainty
year uncertain
Dated by
Correlation: Tephrochronology
Volcano number
285031
Eruption number
18583

Niseko Volcanic Group

Volcanic group on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Niseko Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes are younger than 400,000 years. The last eruption was 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Today Iwaonupuri shows fumarolic activity.

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