Eruption of Bandaisan

Quand

15 juil. 1888

Type

Éruption volcanique

Position

Japan

Coordonnées

37.60° N, 140.07° E

Vei

4

Deaths

461

Injuries

70

Volcano type

Stratovolcano

Volcanic eruption in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

The 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai was a major volcanic eruption which occurred during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan. The eruption occurred on July 15, 1888, pyroclastic flows buried villages on the northern foot of the mountain, and devastated the eastern part of Bandai region, Iwashiro Province north of Tokyo. At least 477 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured and rendered homeless.

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