Mount Unzen
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In the distance, Mt. Unzen, 2005
Mount Unzen (雲仙岳, Unzen-dake) is a Japanese volcano near the city of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Unzen is an active volcano.[1]
History
Unzen has erupted many times.[2]
Timeline
- May 21, 1792 (Kansei 4, 1st day of the 4th month): Earthquake centered at Unzen caused tsunami which hit Higo Province[3]
Mount Unzen Media
Massif of Unzen Volacno in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
Spaceborne radar image of Unzen, taken from Space Shuttle, April 15, 1994
House destroyed and partially buried by lahars in the Mizunashi River valley, 1994
A map of the large-scale pyroclastic flow (and its surge) that occurred at 4:08 PM on June 3, 1991. The position of the Kraffts and Glicken is marked with a cross.
Devastation from Mt. Unzen's 1991 eruption
Related pages
References
- ↑ United States Geological Survey (USGS), "Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D." Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine; Geological Survey of Japan, "Active Volcanoes in Japan"[dead link]; retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ Johnston, Eric, "Latest volcano show: Shinmoe," Archived 2012-07-15 at Archive.today Japan Times. 1 March 2011; retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center, Significant Earthquake; retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ Connor, Steve. "The men and women in woolly hats who risk their lives to study volcanoes," Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine The Independent (UK). 22 April 2010; retrieved 2012-6-15.
Other websites
Media related to Mount Unzen at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 32°45′24″N 130°17′40″E / 32.75667°N 130.29444°E
