| Volcano Name: | Ata | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 282070 |
| Alternate Name: |
Haimon-dake Hirakiki-dake Ibusuki Volcanic Field Ikeda-ko Ikezoko Ishi-mine Kaibun Kaimon Kara-yama Kasega-dake Kiyomi-dake Matsugakubo Mizunashi Nabeshima-dake Narikawa Satsuma-Fuji Satuma-Huzi Senda-yama Sho-Fuji Take-yama Tsujino-dake Tsukushi-Fuji Unagi Utsubo-shima Washio-dake Yamakawa |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
| Latitude: | 31.2166666700 | ||
| Longitude: | 130.5666667000 | ||
| Region: | Japan, Taiwan, Marianas | Sub Region: | Ryukyu Islands & Kyushu |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 29/8 /885 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.129 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.293 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.500 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 0.293 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Basalt-Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Basalt | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 29/3 /874 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.109 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.237 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.109 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 0.237 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 770 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Entered | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 720 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Entered | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 660 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | >= 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 600 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Entered | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 485 | Date Error: | 85 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.097 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.261 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | <= 4.300 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 3.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 150 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.020 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.040 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 3.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 130 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Entered | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1950 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.096 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.219 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1950 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.078 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.178 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1950 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.194 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.438 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.700 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2050 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.058 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.120 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.200 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2050 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.044 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.100 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2350 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon and stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.237 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2600 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.039 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.097 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 3.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 3350 BP | Date Error: | 100 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.128 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.266 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.500 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | -1780 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Entered | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 3950 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.274 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.570 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.800 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 4950 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.040 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.100 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Calculated) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 6400 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | 5600 | C14 Date Error: | ||
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.920 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 2.300 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | 0.800 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 2.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.120 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 0.300 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 38000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 20.250 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 27.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.700 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 60000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 94000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 4.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 10.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 6.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 108000 BP | Date Error: | 3000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | K Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 145.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 350.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | > 50.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 200.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 7.500 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 62.500 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 150.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 110000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 2.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 6.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 240000 BP | Date Error: | 10000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Fission track | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 65.200 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 150.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 14.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | > 7.200 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |