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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Aogashima
The 2.5 x 3.5 km island of Aogashima, seen here from the SE, is located in the central Izu Islands. It is has steep cliffs on all sides and contains a small 1.5 x 1.7 km caldera. Two cones were formed inside the caldera during the latest eruption from 1780 to 1785. Photo by Richard Fiske (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
284060
Volcano Name:
Aogashima
Country:
Japan
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
1785 CE
Elevation:
423m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
232
Pop. within 10km:
232
Pop. within 30km:
232
Pop. within 100km:
8559
Latitude:
32.458
Longitude:
139.759
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The small 2.5 x 3.5 km dominantly basaltic island of Aogashima is surrounded by steep cliffs and contains a small 1.7 x 1.5-km-wide caldera. Two pyroclastic cones were formed inside the caldera during the latest eruption from 1780 to 1785. Growth of the volcano began with construction of the Kurosaki stratovolcano in the NW part of the island, after which the main stratovolcano began growing in the SE. Both summit and flank vents produced pyroclastic surges and lava flows. Late in the construction of the main cone a 1-1.5 km crater was formed on the SE flank. About 3000 years ago pyroclastic surges swept over the entire island. During about the next 600 years, lava flows and scoria deposits filled the SE crater, which also collapsed repeatedly. The current Ikenosawa crater was considered by Takada et al. (1992) to have formed by ring collapse at the time of a debris avalanche, after which the volcano was quiescent until the eruptions of historical time.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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