Volcanic eruption
See 1991 on the mapEruption of Ontakesan
13 May 1991 – 16 May 1991 · 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
- 13 May 1991 – 16 May 1991
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 35.89° N, 137.48° E
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- 1979 Crater #7
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 283040
- Eruption number
- 20963
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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