Shinmoedake

Shinmoedake
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Highest point
Coordinates31°54′42″N 130°52′59″E / 31.91167°N 130.88306°E / 31.91167; 130.88306

Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes.[1] It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago.[2]

Eruptions from Shinmoedake have been recorded in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.[3]

Caldera viewed from Mount Karakuni
  1. ^ Earthquakes and volcanoes, U-Tokyo. "Eruption of Shinmoedake (a stratovolcano of the Kirishima volcano group), Japan, 2011". University of Tokyo. Outreach and Public Relations Office. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ Experts warn recent Japanese volcanic eruptions similar to those 300 years ago Jan. 30, 2011. Yomiuri Shimbun
  3. ^ "Kyushu's Shinmoedake volcano erupts for first time in six years".