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Yakedake: eruption history

Elevation2,455 m
TypeStratovolcano
Confirmed eruptions38#10 of 105 in country
Latest eruption1995-02-11
Largest VEI4
Location36.23, 137.59

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

By VEI

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

StartVEIEndArea
1995-02-1111995SE flank (Azusa-gawa)
1962-06-1721963North flank (Kurodani and Nakao-toge)
1939-06-0421939
1935-09-1121935
1932-02-0621932
1931-03-2621931
1930-03-1321930Inkyo-ko
1929-04-1721929Summit (Inkyo-ko), NW flank (Kurodani)
1927-12-1521927Summit (Inkyo-ko), NW flank (Kurodani)
1927-01-2321927Summit (Inkyo-ko), NW flank (Kurodani)
1924-11-1621926Summit (Inkyo-ko), NW flank (Kurodani)
1923-06-2621923NW flank (Kurodani Crater), Inkyo-ko
1922-03-1011922NW flank (Kurodani Crater), Inkyo-ko
1921-07-02––
1920-07-02––
1919-11-0121919NW flank (Kurodani Crater)
1918-07-021–Taisho crater
1917-07-021–Taisho Crater
1916-03-1721916Taisho Crater, Inkyo-ko
1915-06-06219151911 summit crater, SE flank (Taisho)
1915-02-1621915
1913-09-0121914Inkyo-ko
1912-02-1121912
1911-05-0621911New summit crater (Inkyo-ko)
1910-11-1121910Summit crater (Shoga-ike)
1907-12-0821909Summit crater (Shoga-ike)
1746-04-1821746
1585-123–
14602–
1440––
1270––
6862–
6301–
350 BCE4–
400 BCE––
850 BCE––
2550 BCE0–
7450 BCE0–Akandana-yama

Nearby volcanoes

VolcanoDistanceEruptions
Akandanayama3 km0
Norikuradake14 km3
Midagahara38 km5
Ontakesan38 km4
Yokodake68 km2
Hakusan74 km20
Asamayama86 km129
Niigata-Yakeyama87 km20

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Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.