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Sakurajima Volcano - John Seach
Kyushu, Japan
31.58 N, 130.67 E
summit elevation 1117 m
stratovolcano
Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Kagoshima city with a population of half a million is located 10 km west of Sakurajima Volcano.
The city lies 2 km from the danger zone. Sakurajima has been called the Vesuvius of the east.
Sakurajima Volcano Eruptions
1955-2008, 1954?, 1950, 1948, 1946, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1935, 1914-15, 1899?, 1860, 1799, 1797, 1794, 1792, 1791, 1790, 1785, 1783, 1782, 1779-81, 1756, 1749, 1742, 1706, 1678, 1670?, 1642, 1478, 1471-76, 1468, 778, 766, 764, 716-18, 712?, 708.