What the records say
- When
- 21 Oct 1867
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 38.14° N, 140.44° E
- Vei
- 2
- Deaths
- 3
- Volcano type
- Complex volcano
Mount Zaō
Complex of volcanoes on the island of Honshu, Japan
The Zaō Mountains , commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The central volcano includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named "Okama".
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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