Kurikomayama
- Japan
- Japan, Taiwan, Marianas
- Stratovolcano
- 1950 CE
- Country
- Volcanic Region
- Primary Volcano Type
- Last Known Eruption
- 38.961°N
- 140.788°E
- 1627 m
5338 ft - 283210
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Summit
Elevation - Volcano
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- Eruptive History
- Deformation History
- Emission History
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Most Recent Weekly Report: 29 May-4 June 2019 
Cite this Report
JMA raised the Alert Level for Kurikomayama to 1 (the lowest level on a 5-level scale) on 30 May due to an undescribed potential for increased activity at the crater.
Weekly Reports - Index
2019: May
29 May-4 June 2019 Cite this Report
JMA raised the Alert Level for Kurikomayama to 1 (the lowest level on a 5-level scale) on 30 May due to an undescribed potential for increased activity at the crater.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Kurikomayama.
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Sukawa-dake | Suyama-dake | Dainichi-dake | Komaga-take | Okoma-yama | Kurikoma | ||||
Cones |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Aguroshi-yama | Cone | |||
| Higashi-Kurikoma | Stratovolcano | |||
| Magusa-dake | Stratovolcano | |||
Domes |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
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Daichigamori
Daitimori |
Dome | 1155 m | ||
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Tsurugi-dake
Turugi-yama |
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Eruptive History
There is data available for 8 Holocene eruptive periods.
| Start Date | Stop Date | Eruption Certainty | VEI | Evidence | Activity Area or Unit |
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| 1950 Jan 15 | Unknown | Confirmed | 2 | Historical Observations | |
| 1946 Nov 24 | Unknown | Confirmed | 2 | Historical Observations | SE of Tsurugi-yama |
| 1944 Nov 20 | 1944 Dec | Confirmed | 1 | Historical Observations | |
| [ 1783 ] | [ Unknown ] | Uncertain | |||
| 1744 Feb 3 | Unknown | Confirmed | 2 | Historical Observations | |
| 1726 ± 10 years | Unknown | Confirmed | 1 | Historical Observations | Tsurugi-yama |
| 1450 ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | 1 | Tephrochronology | |
| 3540 BCE ± 2480 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Tephrochronology |
Deformation History
There is data available for 1 deformation periods. Expand each entry for additional details.
Deformation during 2011 Mar 11 - 2011 Mar 11 [Subsidence; Observed by InSAR]
| Start Date: 2011 Mar 11 | Stop Date: 2011 Mar 11 | Direction: Subsidence | Method: InSAR |
| Magnitude: 8.000 cm | Spatial Extent: 20.00 km | Latitude: 39.000 | Longitude: 141.000 |
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Remarks: Subsidence of plutonic bodies triggered by Mw 9.0 Tohoku earthquake |
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Close-up interferograms. Blue squares indicate geothermal power plants. GEONET stations are indicated by numbered circles, with the colour inside indicating the GPS displacements in the LOS direction. From: Takada and Fukushima 2013. |
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Reference List: Takada and Fukushima 2013; Ozawa and Fujita 2013.
Full References:
Ozawa T, Fujita E, 2013. Local deformations around volcanoes associated with the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake. J. Geophys. Res., 118, 390-405. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JB009129
Takada and Fukushima, 2013. Volcanic subsidence triggered by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. Nature Geoscience, 6: 637-641.
Emission History
There is no Emissions History data available for Kurikomayama.
Photo Gallery
| The forested Kurikoma volcano is seen from the SSE with its summit at the right-center, the satellitic cone of Daichimori on the left, and Higashi-Kurikoma on the right. On the opposite side of the volcano, the summit is cut by a 4-km-wide caldera breached to the north that is partially filled by the Tsurugi-dake central cone, once mined for sulfur. Minor phreatic eruptions have occurred in historical time from the central cone. Copyrighted photo by Shingo Takeuchi (Japanese Quaternary Volcanoes database, RIODB, http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/index.htm and Geol Surv Japan, AIST, http://www.gsj.jp/). |
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GVP Map Holdings
The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.
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Title: Computer Generated Geologic Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1990 Series: No 22 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,000,000 |
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Title: Japan, South Korea Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Japan, S Korea Year: 1988 Series: ONC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: (A) Q Maps of Japan Landforms, Geol, Tect: NEast Publisher: Univ of Tokyo Press & Japan Association for Quaternary Research Country: Japan Year: 1987 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geol Map of Kurikoma Geothermal Area Publisher: Geol Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1986 Series: USGS-MM Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:100,000 |
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Title: Japan Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Japan Year: 1985 Series: TPC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:500,000 |
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Title: Historical Japan Publisher: National Geographic Society Country: Japan Year: 1984 Series: National Geographic Map Type: Geographic Scale: 1:2,982,000 |
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Title: Yakeishi-dake Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1983 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Kurikoma-yama Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1983 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Geol Map of Japan/ Geol Atlas Publisher: Geol Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1982 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Series: CIM 1:1 mil Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Series: CIM 1:1 mil Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geological Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1978 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geological Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1978 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Distribution Map of Hot Springs in Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1975 Series: 1:2,000,000 Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,000,000 |
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Title: (Japanese) Geol map of Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1974 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Landform Classification Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown (Land) Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Land Use Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown (Land) Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Population Distribution Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: River Systems Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1966 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Sendai Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1954 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Ishinamaki Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1954 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Akita Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1954 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Moroika Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1954 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Kurikoma-Yama Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1944 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Sendai Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1943 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database
There are no samples for Kurikomayama in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
External Sites
| MIROVA | Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity. |
| MODVOLC Thermal Alerts | Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales. |
| IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Kurikomayama. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Kurikomayama. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
| DECADE Data | The DECADE portal, still in the developmental stage, serves as an example of the proposed interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the Mapping Gas Emissions (MaGa) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal. The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative seeks to use new and established technologies to determine accurate global fluxes of volcanic CO2 to the atmosphere, but installing CO2 monitoring networks on 20 of the world's 150 most actively degassing volcanoes. The group uses related laboratory-based studies (direct gas sampling and analysis, melt inclusions) to provide new data for direct degassing of deep earth carbon to the atmosphere. |
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. |
| Large Eruptions of Kurikomayama | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
