Yokodake
About Yokodake
The Yokodake lava dome, with eight small craters, is at the northern edge of the Kita-Yatsugatake (North Yatsugatake) group of stratovolcanoes and lava domes at the NW end of the NNW-SSE-trending Yatsugatake volcanic massif. The most recent eruption took place about 800 years ago, when ash emission accompanied emplacement of a small lava flow. The basaltic-to-dacitic Kita Yatsugatake group also contains the Tateshinayama, Shimagareyama, Chausuyama and Futagomine volcanoes. Tateshinayama is sometimes known as Suwa Fuji because of its conical profile. A large lava flow forms the Tateshina-kogen plateau south of Tateshinayama and Yokodake. A debris avalanche from edifice collapse in 888 CE created Matsubara Lake on the east side of the massif.
Eruption reports
Reports from GDACS and NASA EONET linked to this volcano.
No eruption reports in our records yet. New reports appear here automatically.
Earthquakes nearby, 30 days
Within about 50 km. Swarms of small quakes can sometimes accompany volcanic unrest.
No earthquakes recorded nearby in the last 30 days.