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Oshima Volcano | John Seach
Izu Islands, Japan
Note: there is a volcano in Hokkaido called
Oshima-Oshima.
34.72 N, 139.38 E
summit elevation 758 m
stratovolcano
The volcano is the northern most of the Izu islands.
The island is 11 x 13 km in size.
The eruption of Oshima in 1986 produced a lava lake, lava fountains, and fissure eruptions. The 1986 eruption of Oshima was very photogenic.
Further reading
Sumner, J.M., 1998. Formation of clastogenic lava flows during fissure eruption and scoria cone collapse: the 1986 eruption of Izu-Oshima Volcano, eastern Japan. Bulletin of Volcanology, 60(3), pp.195-212.
Kazahaya, K., Shinohara, H. and Saito, G., 1994. Excessive degassing of Izu-Oshima volcano: magma convection in a conduit. Bulletin of Volcanology, 56(3), pp.207-216.
Nakamura, K., 1964. Volcano-stratigraphic study of Oshima volcano, Izu. Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst., Univ. Tokyo, 42, pp.649-728.
Oshima Volcano Eruptions
1990, 1987-88, 1986, 1974, 1971, 1970, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1968, 1967, 1965-66, 1962-65, 1961?, 1959-60, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1956?, 1953-54, 1950-51, 1940, 1939, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1935, 1934, 1934?, 1933, 1928, 1922-23, 1920?, 1919, 1915, 1914, 1912-13, 1910, 1876-77, 1870, 1868?, 1846, 1837-38, 1827, 1822-24, 1803, 1792, 1789, 1783-86, 1777-79, 1695, 1684-90, 1636-38, 1612-13, 1600-01, 1588, 1552, 1527, 1442, 1421, 1416, 1415, 1338, 1267, 1112, 936, 886, 854?, 751, 684?, 681?, 680?, 654, 630, 605.