Iriomote Submarine Volcano
西表海底火山
An active submarine volcano in the Ryukyu belt known for a massive 1924 eruption that sent pumice across Japan.
What it is
- An active submarine volcano located twenty kilometers north-northeast of Iriomote Island.
- A member of the Ryukyu Submarine Volcano Belt monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
- Site of a major VEI-5 eruption that occurred on October 31, 1924.
- Source of significant earthquake swarms recorded between 1991 and 1994.
What to see
- The general ocean area where a cubic kilometer of pumice was once produced.
- Waters above the unidentified volcanic vent that released high-silicon dioxide pumice.
- The sea surface where over eight hundred tremors were recorded in a single month.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Iriomote Submarine Volcano Open in Google Maps
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