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Kita-Fukutokutai

Stratovolcano · Japan · 73m (submarine)

The topographic high (red) at the top of this bathymetric image is Kita-Fukutokutai submarine volcano. It is halfway between Iwojima and Minami-Iwojima islands, NW of Fukutoku-Okanoba submarine volcano (center; north of Minami-Iwojima). Water discoloration was reported several times beginning in 1937 at Kita-Fukutokutai, and in 1988 a fishing boat reported an eruption column about 100 m high, although the report was not confirmed at the time.
The topographic high (red) at the top of this bathymetric image is Kita-Fukutokutai submarine volcano. It is halfway between Iwojima and Minami-Iwojima islands, NW of Fukutoku-Okanoba submarine volcano (center; north of Minami-Iwojima). Water discoloration was reported several times beginning in 1937 at Kita-Fukutokutai, and in 1988 a fishing boat reported an eruption column about 100 m high, although the report was not confirmed at the time. · Photo: Image courtesy of HOD Japan Coast Guard.
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
Elevation
73m (submarine)
Coordinates
24.417, 141.417
Last eruption
1954
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
No Data (checked)
Geological summary

Kita-Fukutokutai is a submarine volcano halfway between the Ioto and Minami-Ioto islands. The volcano rises to within 73 m of the ocean surface. Water discoloration was reported several times beginning in 1937, and floating pumice was seen during 1953-54. In 1988 a fishing boat reported an eruption column about 100 m high, although the report was not confirmed at the time. The Japan Meteorological Agency has classified Kita-Fukutokutai as an active volcano.

Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1937~1943 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01943~1950 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01950~1956 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01956~1963 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01982~1988 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11995~2001 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 019371950196919821995

Detailed timeline

  1. 2001VEI 0Geological estimate
    2001-10-30 – 2001-10-30
    24.443 N, 141.378 E
  2. 1988VEI 1Geological estimate
    1988-01-27 – Ongoing
  3. 1959VEI 0Geological estimate
    1959-07-02 – Ongoing
  4. 1953VEI 0Observed
    1953-07-02 – 1954-07-02
  5. 1947VEI 0Geological estimate
    1947 – Ongoing
  6. 1937VEI 0Geological estimate
    1937 – Ongoing

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