Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 6-12 November 2019

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From: "Kuhn, Sally" <KUHNS@xxxxxx>


Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

6-12 November 2019



Sally Kuhn Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)

URL: https://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm





New Activity/Unrest: Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (USA)  | Klyuchevskoy,
Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | Manam, Papua New Guinea  | Popocatepetl,
Mexico  | Shishaldin, Fox Islands (USA)



Ongoing Activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan)  | Asamayama, Honshu (Japan)  |
Dukono, Halmahera (Indonesia)  | Ebeko, Paramushir Island (Russia)  |
Karangetang, Siau Island (Indonesia)  | Krakatau, Indonesia  | Merapi,
Central Java (Indonesia)  | Sangeang Api, Indonesia  | Sheveluch, Central
Kamchatka (Russia)  | Suwanosejima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)





The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the
Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's
Volcano Hazards Program. Updated by 2300 UTC every Wednesday, these reports
are preliminary and subject to change as events are studied in more detail.
This is not a comprehensive list of all of Earth's volcanoes erupting
during the week, but rather a summary of activity at volcanoes that meet
criteria discussed in detail in the "Criteria and Disclaimers" section.
Carefully reviewed, detailed reports about recent activity are published in
issues of the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network.



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New Activity/Unrest





Cleveland  | Chuginadak Island (USA)  | 52.825°N, 169.944°W  | Summit elev.
1730 m



Highly elevated surface temperatures identified in satellite data indicated
that slow lava effusion in Clevelandâ??s summit crater may have begun during
7-8 November. AVO raised the Volcano Alert Level to Watch and the Aviation
Color Code to Orange. Robust steaming was visible in satellite and webcam
images on 7 November.



Geologic Summary. The beautifully symmetrical Mount Cleveland stratovolcano
is situated at the western end of the uninhabited Chuginadak Island. It
lies SE across Carlisle Pass strait from Carlisle volcano and NE across
Chuginadak Pass strait from Herbert volcano. Joined to the rest of
Chuginadak Island by a low isthmus, Cleveland is the highest of the Islands
of the Four Mountains group and is one of the most active of the Aleutian
Islands. The native name, Chuginadak, refers to the Aleut goddess of fire,
who was thought to reside on the volcano. Numerous large lava flows descend
the steep-sided flanks. It is possible that some 18th-to-19th century
eruptions attributed to Carlisle should be ascribed to Cleveland (Miller et
al., 1998). In 1944 Cleveland produced the only known fatality from an
Aleutian eruption. Recent eruptions have been characterized by short-lived
explosive ash emissions, at times accompanied by lava fountaining and lava
flows down the flanks.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
https://avo.alaska.edu/





Klyuchevskoy  | Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | 56.056°N, 160.642°E  | Summit
elev. 4754 m



KVERT reported that a weak thermal anomaly over Klyuchevskoy was identified
in satellite images on 6 November. The Aviation Color Code remained at
Orange.



Geologic Summary. Klyuchevskoy (also spelled Kliuchevskoi) is Kamchatka's
highest and most active volcano. Since its origin about 6000 years ago, the
beautifully symmetrical, 4835-m-high basaltic stratovolcano has produced
frequent moderate-volume explosive and effusive eruptions without major
periods of inactivity. It rises above a saddle NE of sharp-peaked Kamen
volcano and lies SE of the broad Ushkovsky massif. More than 100 flank
eruptions have occurred during the past roughly 3000 years, with most
lateral craters and cones occurring along radial fissures between the
unconfined NE-to-SE flanks of the conical volcano between 500 m and 3600 m
elevation. The morphology of the 700-m-wide summit crater has been
frequently modified by historical eruptions, which have been recorded since
the late-17th century. Historical eruptions have originated primarily from
the summit crater, but have also included numerous major explosive and
effusive eruptions from flank craters.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php





Manam  | Papua New Guinea  | 4.08°S, 145.037°E  | Summit elev. 1807 m



RVO reported that at 1330 on 2 November a single large explosion at Manam
generated a dense dark ash plume that rose 1 km above the summit and
drifted NW. A shock wave was felt at the Bogia Government station (about 40
km SE) about 1 minute later. RSAM values on 6 November fluctuated between
250 and 360 units but began to increase around 1430 and triggered alerts
around 1445. Values continued to increase and reached 400-500 units,
heralding an eruption which began during 1600-1630. A gray ash plume rose 1
km and drifted NW. Incandescent material ejecting from the vent was visible
at the start of the eruption and became more visible as the evening grew
darker. The eruption peaked in intensity around 1930, then declined and
ceased during 2100-2200.



Geologic Summary. The 10-km-wide island of Manam, lying 13 km off the
northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, is one of the country's most
active volcanoes. Four large radial valleys extend from the unvegetated
summit of the conical 1807-m-high basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano to its
lower flanks. These "avalanche valleys" channel lava flows and pyroclastic
avalanches that have sometimes reached the coast. Five small satellitic
centers are located near the island's shoreline on the northern, southern,
and western sides. Two summit craters are present; both are active,
although most historical eruptions have originated from the southern
crater, concentrating eruptive products during much of the past century
into the SE valley. Frequent historical eruptions, typically of
mild-to-moderate scale, have been recorded since 1616. Occasional larger
eruptions have produced pyroclastic flows and lava flows that reached
flat-lying coastal areas and entered the sea, sometimes impacting populated
areas.



Source: Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO)





Popocatepetl  | Mexico  | 19.023°N, 98.622°W  | Summit elev. 5393 m



During an overflight of Popocatépetl on 5 November CENAPRED scientists,
researchers from Instituto de Geofísica de UNAM, and members of the
Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil observed lava dome number 85 in
the bottom of the inner summit crater. The dome was 210 m in diameter, 80 m
thick, and had an irregular surface. The inner crater remained 350 m in
diameter and was 90 m deep. CENAPRED reported that each day during 6-12
November there were 58-148 steam-and-gas emissions, some of which contained
ash. Explosions at 0300 and 0501 on 6 November and at 0023 and 0655 on 7
November ejected incandescent tephra onto the upper flanks. Five more
explosions were detected on 6 November. Eruptive events at 0858 and 0941 on
9 November generated ash plumes that rose 2 km above the crater rim and
drifted NW; between those two ash emissions explosions were recorded at
0923 and 2055. Explosions on 10 November were recorded at 0648 and 1636. An
explosion at 2203 on 11 November ejected incandescent tephra as far down
the E flank as 1.5 km and generated an ash plume that rose 2 km and drifted
NE. The Alert Level remained at Yellow, Phase Two (middle level on a
three-color scale).



Geologic Summary. Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for
smoking mountain, rises 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's
2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a
steep-walled, 400 x 600 m wide crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is
modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier
volcano. At least three previous major cones were destroyed by
gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive
debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas to the south. The modern
volcano was constructed south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile
cone. Three major Plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place
about 800 CE, have occurred since the mid-Holocene, accompanied by
pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the
volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices,
have occurred since Pre-Columbian time.



Source: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)
https://www.gob.mx/cenapred





Shishaldin  | Fox Islands (USA)  | 54.756°N, 163.97°W  | Summit elev. 2857 m



AVO reported that the eruption at Shishaldin continued at variable levels
during 5-12 November. Periods of high-amplitude tremor during 5-6 November
were likely related to increased lava effusion and fountaining, though
weather clouds prevented visual confirmation. Intermittent advancement of
active lava flows and lahars on the N flank were confirmed in RADAR data,
and by 7 November the lava flow was 1.3 km long and the debris flow runout
was 5 km. Seismic tremor was low during 8-9 November suggesting lava
effusion was less likely; weather cloud cover continued to obscure views,
though elevated surface temperatures were sometimes detected during brief
periods of clear weather. Activity significantly increased during 10-11
November with lava fountaining visible in webcam views throughout the
evening and night. Strongly elevated surface temperatures at the summit and
along the flanks were visible in satellite data. Ash emissions reported by
pilots and visible on webcam images rose as high as 3.7 km (12,000 ft)
a.s.l. and drifted N. Activity decreased during 11-12 November. Strongly
elevated surface temperatures were consistent with cooling lava flows.
Seismicity decreased during the evening of 11 November and remained low.
Minor steam-and-ash emissions were visible in webcam images. The Aviation
Color Code remained at Orange and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Watch.



Geologic Summary. The beautifully symmetrical volcano of Shishaldin is the
highest and one of the most active volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands. The
2857-m-high, glacier-covered volcano is the westernmost of three large
stratovolcanoes along an E-W line in the eastern half of Unimak Island. The
Aleuts named the volcano Sisquk, meaning "mountain which points the way
when I am lost." A steady steam plume rises from its small summit crater.
Constructed atop an older glacially dissected volcano, it is Holocene in
age and largely basaltic in composition. Remnants of an older ancestral
volcano are exposed on the west and NE sides at 1500-1800 m elevation.
There are over two dozen pyroclastic cones on its NW flank, which is
blanketed by massive aa lava flows. Frequent explosive activity, primarily
consisting of strombolian ash eruptions from the small summit crater, but
sometimes producing lava flows, has been recorded since the 18th century.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
https://avo.alaska.edu/





Ongoing Activity





Aira  | Kyushu (Japan)  | 31.593°N, 130.657°E  | Summit elev. 1117 m



JMA reported that incandescence from Minamidake Crater (at Aira Calderaâ??s
Sakurajima volcano) was visible at night during 5-11 November. There were
13 explosions and 25 non-explosive eruptive events detected by the seismic
network. Blocks were ejected as far as 1.3 km away. Explosions at 1557 and
1615 on 7 November generated ash plumes that rose 3.8 and 3.5 km above the
crater rim, respectively. An explosion at 1724 on 8 November generated an
ash plume that rose 5.5 km above the crater rim and drifted E, and ejected
large blocks that fell 500-800 m away. The last time plumes rose over 5 km
from the active vents was on 26 July 2016 at Showa Crater and on 7 October
2000 at Minamidake Crater. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a 5-level
scale).



Geologic Summary. The Aira caldera in the northern half of Kagoshima Bay
contains the post-caldera Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active.
Eruption of the voluminous Ito pyroclastic flow accompanied formation of
the 17 x 23 km caldera about 22,000 years ago. The smaller Wakamiko caldera
was formed during the early Holocene in the NE corner of the Aira caldera,
along with several post-caldera cones. The construction of Sakurajima began
about 13,000 years ago on the southern rim of Aira caldera and built an
island that was finally joined to the Osumi Peninsula during the major
explosive and effusive eruption of 1914. Activity at the Kitadake summit
cone ended about 4850 years ago, after which eruptions took place at
Minamidake. Frequent historical eruptions, recorded since the 8th century,
have deposited ash on Kagoshima, one of Kyushu's largest cities, located
across Kagoshima Bay only 8 km from the summit. The largest historical
eruption took place during 1471-76.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/





Asamayama  | Honshu (Japan)  | 36.406°N, 138.523°E  | Summit elev. 2568 m



On 6 November JMA lowered the Alert Level for Asamayama to 1 (on a scale of
1-5) noting that no eruptions had occurred since 26 August, volcanic tremor
had not been recorded since early September, and volcanic gas emissions had
been generally low.



Geologic Summary. Asamayama, Honshu's most active volcano, overlooks the
resort town of Karuizawa, 140 km NW of Tokyo. The volcano is located at the
junction of the Izu-Marianas and NE Japan volcanic arcs. The modern Maekake
cone forms the summit and is situated east of the horseshoe-shaped remnant
of an older andesitic volcano, Kurofuyama, which was destroyed by a
late-Pleistocene landslide about 20,000 years before present (BP). Growth
of a dacitic shield volcano was accompanied by pumiceous pyroclastic flows,
the largest of which occurred about 14,000-11,000 BP, and by growth of the
Ko-Asama-yama lava dome on the east flank. Maekake, capped by the Kamayama
pyroclastic cone that forms the present summit, is probably only a few
thousand years old and has an historical record dating back at least to the
11th century CE. Maekake has had several major plinian eruptions, the last
two of which occurred in 1108 (Asamayama's largest Holocene eruption) and
1783 CE.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/





Dukono  | Halmahera (Indonesia)  | 1.693°N, 127.894°E  | Summit elev. 1229 m



Based on satellite and wind model data, and information from PVMBG, the
Darwin VAAC reported that during 6-12 November ash plumes from Dukono rose
to an altitude of 1.8-2.1 km (6,000-7,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted in
multiple directions. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and
the public was warned to remain outside of the 2-km exclusion zone.



Geologic Summary. Reports from this remote volcano in northernmost
Halmahera are rare, but Dukono has been one of Indonesia's most active
volcanoes. More-or-less continuous explosive eruptions, sometimes
accompanied by lava flows, occurred from 1933 until at least the mid-1990s,
when routine observations were curtailed. During a major eruption in 1550,
a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north-flank cone
of Gunung Mamuya. This complex volcano presents a broad, low profile with
multiple summit peaks and overlapping craters. Malupang Wariang, 1 km SW of
the summit crater complex, contains a 700 x 570 m crater that has also been
active during historical time.



Sources: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/;

Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml





Ebeko  | Paramushir Island (Russia)  | 50.686°N, 156.014°E  | Summit elev.
1103 m



Volcanologists in Severo-Kurilsk (Paramushir Island), about 7 km E of
Ebeko, observed explosions during 2-6 November that sent ash plumes up to 3
km (10,00 ft) a.s.l. Ash plumes drifted N, E, and SE. The Aviation Color
Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The flat-topped summit of the central cone of Ebeko
volcano, one of the most active in the Kuril Islands, occupies the northern
end of Paramushir Island. Three summit craters located along a SSW-NNE line
form Ebeko volcano proper, at the northern end of a complex of five
volcanic cones. Blocky lava flows extend west from Ebeko and SE from the
neighboring Nezametnyi cone. The eastern part of the southern crater
contains strong solfataras and a large boiling spring. The central crater
is filled by a lake about 20 m deep whose shores are lined with steaming
solfataras; the northern crater lies across a narrow, low barrier from the
central crater and contains a small, cold crescentic lake. Historical
activity, recorded since the late-18th century, has been restricted to
small-to-moderate explosive eruptions from the summit craters. Intense
fumarolic activity occurs in the summit craters, on the outer flanks of the
cone, and in lateral explosion craters.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php





Karangetang  | Siau Island (Indonesia)  | 2.781°N, 125.407°E  | Summit
elev. 1797 m



PVMBG reported that during 4-10 November lava continued to effuse from
Karangetangâ??s Main Crater (S) and travel down the Nanitu, Pangi, and Sense
drainages on the SW and W flanks. Incandescent blocks from the flows
reached a distance of 1.8 km from the crater. Sometimes dense white plumes
rose to 250 m above the summit craters. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a
scale of 1-4).



Geologic Summary. Karangetang (Api Siau) volcano lies at the northern end
of the island of Siau, about 125 km NNE of the NE-most point of Sulawesi
island. The stratovolcano contains five summit craters along a N-S line. It
is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, with more than 40 eruptions
recorded since 1675 and many additional small eruptions that were not
documented in the historical record (Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the
World: Neumann van Padang, 1951). Twentieth-century eruptions have included
frequent explosive activity sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic flows and
lahars. Lava dome growth has occurred in the summit craters; collapse of
lava flow fronts have produced pyroclastic flows.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/





Krakatau  | Indonesia  | 6.102°S, 105.423°E  | Summit elev. 813 m



PVMBG reported that during 4-10 November diffuse white plumes rose as high
as 200 m above Anak Krakatauâ??s active vent. The seismic network detected 30
eruptive events; dense gray-to-black plumes rose as high as 300 m above the
vent. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was
warned to remain outside of the 2-km-radius hazard zone from the crater.



Geologic Summary. The renowned volcano Krakatau (frequently misstated as
Krakatoa) lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Collapse of
the ancestral Krakatau edifice, perhaps in 416 or 535 CE, formed a
7-km-wide caldera. Remnants of this ancestral volcano are preserved in
Verlaten and Lang Islands; subsequently Rakata, Danan, and Perbuwatan
volcanoes were formed, coalescing to create the pre-1883 Krakatau Island.
Caldera collapse during the catastrophic 1883 eruption destroyed Danan and
Perbuwatan, and left only a remnant of Rakata. This eruption, the 2nd
largest in Indonesia during historical time, caused more than 36,000
fatalities, most as a result of devastating tsunamis that swept the
adjacent coastlines of Sumatra and Java. Pyroclastic surges traveled 40 km
across the Sunda Strait and reached the Sumatra coast. After a quiescence
of less than a half century, the post-collapse cone of Anak Krakatau (Child
of Krakatau) was constructed within the 1883 caldera at a point between the
former cones of Danan and Perbuwatan. Anak Krakatau has been the site of
frequent eruptions since 1927.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/





Merapi  | Central Java (Indonesia)  | 7.54°S, 110.446°E  | Summit elev.
2910 m



PVMBG reported that at 0621 on 9 November an eruption was detected by the
seismic network at Merapi and lasted two minutes and 40 seconds. A
pyroclastic flow traveled 2 km down the Gendol drainage on the SE flank and
an ash plume rose around 1.5 km above the summit. Minor ashfall was
reported in areas to the W as far as 15 km away, including Wonolelo,
Sawangan, Magelang, and Tlogolele. The event did not notably impact the
morphology of the lava dome and the drainage. The Alert Level remained at 2
(on a scale of 1-4), and residents were warned to stay outside of the 3-km
exclusion zone.



Geologic Summary. Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, lies in
one of the world's most densely populated areas and dominates the landscape
immediately north of the major city of Yogyakarta. It is the youngest and
southernmost of a volcanic chain extending NNW to Ungaran volcano. Growth
of Old Merapi during the Pleistocene ended with major edifice collapse
perhaps about 2000 years ago, leaving a large arcuate scarp cutting the
eroded older Batulawang volcano. Subsequently growth of the steep-sided
Young Merapi edifice, its upper part unvegetated due to frequent eruptive
activity, began SW of the earlier collapse scarp. Pyroclastic flows and
lahars accompanying growth and collapse of the steep-sided active summit
lava dome have devastated cultivated lands on the western-to-southern
flanks and caused many fatalities during historical time.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/





Sangeang Api  | Indonesia  | 8.2°S, 119.07°E  | Summit elev. 1912 m



The Darwin VAAC reported that during 6-12 November discrete and short-lived
ash emissions from Sangeang Api rose to 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted
NW, W, and SW. Thermal anomalies were visible during 6-8 November. The
Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4).



Geologic Summary. Sangeang Api volcano, one of the most active in the
Lesser Sunda Islands, forms a small 13-km-wide island off the NE coast of
Sumbawa Island. Two large trachybasaltic-to-tranchyandesitic volcanic
cones, Doro Api and Doro Mantoi, were constructed in the center and on the
eastern rim, respectively, of an older, largely obscured caldera. Flank
vents occur on the south side of Doro Mantoi and near the northern coast.
Intermittent historical eruptions have been recorded since 1512, most of
them during in the 20th century.



Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml





Sheveluch  | Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit
elev. 3283 m



KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Sheveluch was identified in
satellite images during 1-8 November. Ash plumes drifted as far as 640 km
NW on 3 and 5 November. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the
second highest level on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano (also
spelled Shiveluch) rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya
volcano group. The 1300 km3 volcano is one of Kamchatka's largest and most
active volcanic structures. The summit of roughly 65,000-year-old Stary
Shiveluch is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide late-Pleistocene caldera
breached to the south. Many lava domes dot its outer flanks. The Molodoy
Shiveluch lava dome complex was constructed during the Holocene within the
large horseshoe-shaped caldera; Holocene lava dome extrusion also took
place on the flanks of Stary Shiveluch. At least 60 large eruptions have
occurred during the Holocene, making it the most vigorous andesitic volcano
of the Kuril-Kamchatka arc. Widespread tephra layers from these eruptions
have provided valuable time markers for dating volcanic events in
Kamchatka. Frequent collapses of dome complexes, most recently in 1964,
have produced debris avalanches whose deposits cover much of the floor of
the breached caldera.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php





Suwanosejima  | Ryukyu Islands (Japan)  | 29.638°N, 129.714°E  | Summit
elev. 796 m



JMA reported that incandescence at Suwanosejimaâ??s Ontake Crater was visible
during 1-8 November. Very small eruptive events on 5 and 7 November
generated grayish white plumes that rose 900 m above the crater rim. The
Alert Level remained at 2 (on a 5-level scale).



Geologic Summary. The 8-km-long, spindle-shaped island of Suwanosejima in
the northern Ryukyu Islands consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with two
historically active summit craters. The summit of the volcano is truncated
by a large breached crater extending to the sea on the east flank that was
formed by edifice collapse. Suwanosejima, one of Japan's most frequently
active volcanoes, was in a state of intermittent strombolian activity from
Otake, the NE summit crater, that began in 1949 and lasted until 1996,
after which periods of inactivity lengthened. The largest historical
eruption took place in 1813-14, when thick scoria deposits blanketed
residential areas, and the SW crater produced two lava flows that reached
the western coast. At the end of the eruption the summit of Otake collapsed
forming a large debris avalanche and creating the horseshoe-shaped Sakuchi
caldera, which extends to the eastern coast. The island remained
uninhabited for about 70 years after the 1813-1814 eruption. Lava flows
reached the eastern coast of the island in 1884. Only about 50 people live
on the island.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/




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