Volcanic eruption
See 270 BCE on the mapEruption of Rausudake
270 BCE · 44.08° N, 145.12° E
Mount Rausu is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
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What the records say
- When
- 270 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 44.08° N, 145.12° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Unit
- Ra3-Ra8 tephras
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 285082
- Eruption number
- 18715
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