Mount Fuji (Fuji-san, 富士山 in Japanese) is the tallest
volcano and the most elevated peak in Japan. The last eruption of Mt Fuji was
in 1707–08. Between 2000 and 2001 activity under the volcano that was more than
usual levels, which made people worry that the volcano was reawakening. Fuji is
a volcano about 96.5 km (60 miles) south-west of Tokyo, with a symmetrical
shape making it a famous symbol of Japan and a commonly used place in Japanese
art. More than 200,000 people climb to the top of the Mt Fuji every year.
The large volcano has a base diameter of almost 50 km, 500 m wide and 250 m deep crater.
From 8000 to 4500 years ago, Fuji's activity was mainly explosive before another cycle took place between 4500 to 3000 years ago. In the past 3000 years, large explosive eruptions occurred in between phases of milder activity. From 3000 to 2000 years ago, most eruptions took place at the summit, while a large number of eruptions occurred during the past 2000 year. The last eruption of Mt Fuji took place in 1707.
Mt.Fuji’s last eruption
On 26th October 1707, the warning that it was about to erupt was a large 8.4 magnitude earthquake which devastated Honshu island, followed by several smaller earthquakes near the Volcano.
The eruption started on 16th December 1707. Turning into basaltic lava fountain after 6 hours into the eruption. On the first day of the eruption, 72 houses and 3 Buddhist temples were destroyed in Subassiri town 10 km from the volcano.
Ash fell all over the south Kanto plain, Tokyo, and on areas of the NW Pacific ocean 280 km from the volcano. The total volume erupted over 16 days was estimated to 0.68 cubic km of magma.
Violent explosions were recorded until 25-27 December, before the eruption calmed down and ended
The large volcano has a base diameter of almost 50 km, 500 m wide and 250 m deep crater.
From 8000 to 4500 years ago, Fuji's activity was mainly explosive before another cycle took place between 4500 to 3000 years ago. In the past 3000 years, large explosive eruptions occurred in between phases of milder activity. From 3000 to 2000 years ago, most eruptions took place at the summit, while a large number of eruptions occurred during the past 2000 year. The last eruption of Mt Fuji took place in 1707.
Mt.Fuji’s last eruption
On 26th October 1707, the warning that it was about to erupt was a large 8.4 magnitude earthquake which devastated Honshu island, followed by several smaller earthquakes near the Volcano.
The eruption started on 16th December 1707. Turning into basaltic lava fountain after 6 hours into the eruption. On the first day of the eruption, 72 houses and 3 Buddhist temples were destroyed in Subassiri town 10 km from the volcano.
Ash fell all over the south Kanto plain, Tokyo, and on areas of the NW Pacific ocean 280 km from the volcano. The total volume erupted over 16 days was estimated to 0.68 cubic km of magma.
Violent explosions were recorded until 25-27 December, before the eruption calmed down and ended