What the records say
- When
- 21 May 1792
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 32.76° N, 130.30° E
- Vei
- 2
- Deaths
- 15000
- Injuries
- 707
- Houses destroyed
- 6200
- Volcano type
- Complex volcano
Mount Unzen
Group of volcanoes in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- 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