Volcanic eruption
See 1979 on the mapEruption of Ontakesan
28 Oct 1979 – 25 Apr 1980 · 35.89° N, 137.48° E
Mount Ontake , also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake , is the 14th-highest mountain and second-highest volcano in Japan at 3,067 m (10,062 ft). It is included in Kyūya Fukada's 1964 book 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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What the records say
- When
- 28 Oct 1979 – 25 Apr 1980
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 35.89° N, 137.48° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- 200 m SW of Kengamine
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 283040
- Eruption number
- 17457
Nearby in time and place
- Great Fire of Fukumitsu11 Apr 1979 · Fire
- Toyama-Nagano consecutive female kidnapping murder case23 Feb 1980 · Murder · Killed 2
- 生坂ダム殺人事件Mar 1980 · Murder
- 1979 Nihonzaka Tunnel fire11 Jul 1979 · Road accident
- 名古屋女子大生誘拐殺人事件2 Dec 1980 · Murder · Killed 1
- 司ちゃん誘拐殺人事件Aug 1980 · Murder · Killed 1
- 熊本主婦殺人事件11 Sep 1979 · Murder
- 足立区女性教諭殺害事件Aug 1978 · Murder
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