Volcanic eruption
See 1663 on the mapEruption of Unzendake
Apr 1663 – May 1663 · 32.76° N, 130.30° E
Mount Unzen is an active stratovolcano of several overlapping small, volcanic cones, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.
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What the records say
- When
- Apr 1663 – May 1663
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 32.76° N, 130.30° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Fugen-dake (Tsukumo-jima Pond)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 282100
- Eruption number
- 17174
- Vei modifier
- ?
Nearby in time and place
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