Aira Caldera

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Aira Caldera is a large, active volcanic caldera in southern Kyushu, Japan, known for its dramatic geology and frequent eruptions.

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Aira Caldera canonical 1
Aira caldera 1
Aira caldera system 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
volcanic caldera
classification large caldera system
containsFeature Kagoshima Bay NERFINISHED
Sakurajima volcanic island NERFINISHED
country Japan
eruptionProducts andesitic magma
dacitic magma
rhyolitic magma
eruptionStyle Plinian
explosive
formationProcess large explosive eruptions
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasActivity frequent eruptions
persistent degassing
hasCalderaDiameter tens of kilometers
hasDeformation ground uplift and subsidence
hasGlobalSignificance important for tephrochronology in East Asia
hasSeismicActivity frequent
hasVolcano Sakurajima NERFINISHED
Wakamiko Caldera NERFINISHED
hazardType ash fall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic gas emissions
isMajorVolcanicCenterOf southern Kyushu
lastMajorCalderaFormingEruption about 29,000 years ago
locatedIn Kagoshima Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kyushu
locatedNear Kagoshima Bay NERFINISHED
Sakurajima NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Japan Meteorological Agency NERFINISHED
Yunohira Observatory
surface form: Kagoshima Local Observatories
notableFor dramatic geology
frequent eruptions
overridesPlate Eurasian Plate
partOf Ring of Fire
producedDeposit Aira-Tn tephra
region southern Kyushu
riskTo Kagoshima City NERFINISHED
surrounding Kyushu region
subductionOf Philippine Sea Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanicArc Ryukyu Arc
volcanicExplosivityPotential high

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Sakurajima partOf Aira Caldera
Southwest Japan Arc hasVolcano Aira Caldera
this entity surface form: Aira caldera
Minamidake crater geologicalSetting Aira Caldera
this entity surface form: Aira caldera system