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Kaitoku Seamount

Stratovolcano · Japan · 95m (submarine)

Kaitoku Seamount
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
Elevation
95m (submarine)
Coordinates
26.122, 141.095
Last eruption
2023
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Submarine eruption have been observed during March 1984 and August 2022-January 2023 from Kaitoku Seamount (Kaitoku Kaizan), a three-peaked submarine volcano 80 km NNW of Kita-Ioto. The type of activity related to other observations of discolored water or bubbling, including an observation from 1543 CE, is uncertain.

From Wikipedia

Kaitoku Seamount is an active submarine complex volcano located in the Bonin Islands of Japan.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1543~1591 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01974~2022 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 115431639178318781974

Detailed timeline

  1. 2022VEI 0Observed
    2022-08-18 – 2023-01-26
  2. 2001VEI 0Observed
    2001-07-20 – 2001-07-20
  3. 1986VEI 0Geological estimate
    1986-06-18 – 1986-06-18
  4. 1984VEI 1Observed
    1984-03-08 – 1984-03-26
    Higashi-Kaitokuba
  5. 1984VEI 0Geological estimate
    1984-12-23 – 1984-12-23
  6. 1543VEI 0Observed
    1543 – Ongoing
    WSW of Kaitoku summit area

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