Volcanic eruption
See 1954 on the mapUncertain eruption of Aira
Nov 1954 – Dec 1954 · 31.58° N, 130.66° E
Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the most active volcano in Japan.
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What the records say
- When
- Nov 1954 – Dec 1954
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 31.58° N, 130.66° E
- Vei
- 1
- Uncertain
- yes
- Vent
- Minami-dake
- Volcano number
- 282080
- Eruption number
- 17087
- Vei modifier
- ?
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Asosan27 Apr 1953 · Volcanic eruption
- 昭和28年西日本水害。25 Jun 1953 · Flood
- 1956 Nagahama bus crash28 Jan 1956 · Road accident
- 1953 Busan station fire27 Nov 1953 · Fire
- Japanese National Railways' ferry Shiun Maru sinks after a collision with sister ship Uko Maru, in thick fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku11 May 1955 · Event
- 徳島ラジオ商殺人事件5 Nov 1953 · Murder
- 1950 Iwakuni B-29 crash27 Sep 1950 · Air disaster
- Uncertain eruption of NakanoshimaOct 1949 · Volcanic eruption
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