Mount Usu

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Mount Usu is an active stratovolcano in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its frequent eruptions and dramatic impact on the surrounding landscape.

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Mount Usu canonical 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
country Japan
elevation 2405 ft
733 m
eruptionYear 1663
1769
1822
1853
1910
1943
1977
2000
formedLavaDome Shōwa-shinzan
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCaldera Yes
hasFeature craters
fumaroles
lava domes
hasLavaDomes Yes
hasRopeway Yes
hasVolcanoMuseum Yes
hazardType ash fall
landslides
pyroclastic flows
volcanic earthquakes
impact created new craters and domes in 20th century
damaged surrounding towns during eruptions
isPartOf Northeastern Japan Arc
isTouristAttraction Yes
lastEruption 2000
locatedIn Hokkaido
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
locatedNear Date city
Lake Tōya
Tōyako
surface form: Tōyako town
locatedOn Oshima Peninsula
monitoringAgency Japan Meteorological Agency
mountainRange Nasu Volcanic Zone
nameInJapanese 有珠山
notableEruption 1910 eruption
1943–1945 Showa-shinzan forming eruption
1977–1978 eruption
2000 eruption
offersViewOf Lake Tōya
Shōwa-shinzan
plateBoundary Okhotsk Plate
surface form: Pacific Plate – Okhotsk Plate
region Iburi Subprefecture
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Toyako Town near Mount Usu