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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Ata
Kaimon volcano is the youngest and most prominent feature of the Ibusuki volcanic field at the southern tip of Kyushu, seen here from the N. It was constructed during the last 4,000 years and has been the source of historical eruptions in the volcanic field. The Ibusuki field is located W of the Pleistocene Ata caldera and contains numerous small cones, maars, and the 4.5-km-wide Ikedoko caldera. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1988 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
282070
Volcano Name:
Ata
Country:
Japan
Volcano Type:
Caldera(s)
Last Eruption:
885 CE
Elevation:
924m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
93134
Pop. within 10km:
93134
Pop. within 30km:
171590
Pop. within 100km:
1891380
Latitude:
31.22
Longitude:
130.57
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The submerged 15 x 25 km Ata caldera under Kagoshima Bay is one of several large calderas in southern Kyushu and the source of major pyroclastic flows associated with its formation more than 40,000 years ago. The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes of Japan (JMA, 2013) included features of the Ibusuki field as part of the Ata post-caldera system. That area consists of numerous central cones and maars, the 4.5-km-wide Ikeda caldera, and Kaimondake stratovolcano. The symmetrical andesitic Kaimondake is the most prominent feature, and is capped by a lava dome. Ibusuki has been very active during the Holocene, forming the Ikeda caldera about 4,600 years ago, numerous maars and lava domes. Kaimondake formed during the last 4,000 years, from which all eruptive activity has occurred after about 2,650 years ago. Its last eruption took place in the 9th century. While listed as features of the Ata caldera, JMA (2013) simultaneously listed Kaimondake and the combination of Ikeda and Yamagawa as distinct volcanoes.
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