Mount Unzen
Mount Unzen is a volcano in Japan, 1,473 m high. It last erupted in February to May 1996.
- Elevation
- 1,473 m
- Type
- Complex stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- February to May 1996
In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster. The volcano was most recently active from 1990 to 1995, and a large eruption in 1991 generated a pyroclastic flow that killed 43 people, including three volcanologists.
Details
- Age
- Oldest 500 kyr
- Type
- Complex stratovolcano
- Listing
- Ribu
- Location
- Unzen, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
- Elevation M
- 1473
- Prominence M
- 1465
- Last Eruption
- February to May 1996
Questions about Mount Unzen
Where is Mount Unzen?
Mount Unzen is in Japan.
How high is Mount Unzen?
Mount Unzen is 1,473 m high.
When did Mount Unzen last erupt?
Mount Unzen last erupted in February to May 1996.