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JMA lowered the Alert Level for Yufu-Tsurumi to 1 (on a scale of 1-5) on 27 July, noting that seismicity had decreased after the 8 July earthquake swarm; no volcanic earthquakes were recorded on 9 July and afterwards.
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JMA lowered the Alert Level for Yufu-Tsurumi to 1 (on a scale of 1-5) on 27 July, noting that seismicity had decreased after the 8 July earthquake swarm; no volcanic earthquakes were recorded on 9 July and afterwards.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
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JMA reported that during 0247-0500 on 8 July the seismic network at Yufu-Tsurumi recorded 57 volcanic earthquakes with hypocenters 1-4 km beneath Garandake, a small lava dome on the N flank of the larger Tsurumidake lava dome at the E end of the complex. The Alert Level was raised to 2 (on a scale of 1-5) at 0510 and the public was warned to stay 1 km away from Garandake. A total of 92 volcanic earthquakes were recorded by 1100 on 8 July; no additional events were detected through 11 July.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Yufu-Tsurumi.
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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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Takahira-yama | Cone | |||
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Garandake | Dome | 1045 m | 33° 19' 3" N | 131° 25' 39" E |
| Hyuuga-dake | Dome | 1080 m | ||
| Imorigashiro | Dome | 1061 m | ||
| Taihei-zan | Dome | 792 m | ||
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Tsurumidake
Turumi-dake |
Dome | 1375 m | 33° 17' 12" N | 131° 25' 47" E |
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Uchi-yama
Uti-yama |
Dome | 1272 m | ||
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Yufudake
Yuhu-dake |
Dome | 1584 m | 33° 16' 54" N | 131° 23' 25" E |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Beppu | Thermal | |||
| Bozu-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Chinoike-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Furo-sen | Thermal | |||
| Hachiman-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Higashi-onsen | Thermal | |||
| Hijiri-yu | Thermal | |||
| Hotta | Thermal | |||
| Jizono-yu | Thermal | |||
| Kamado-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Kamegawa | Thermal | |||
| Kannawa-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Koya-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Kwankaiji-onsen | Thermal | |||
| Myoban | Thermal | |||
| Reicho-sen | Thermal | |||
| Shibaseki | Thermal | |||
| Shibuno-yu | Thermal | |||
| Shin-Beppu | Thermal | |||
| Shino-yu | Thermal | |||
| Tsukahara | Thermal | |||
| Umi-jigoku | Thermal | |||
| Yufuin | Thermal | |||
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There is data available for 3 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.
0867 Mar 4 - 0867 May 4 ± 15 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 3
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| 0867 Mar 4 - 0867 May 4 ± 15 days | Evidence from Observations: Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0771 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 0
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| 0771 - Unknown | Evidence from Observations: Reported | |||||||||||||||||||
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List of 2 Events for Episode 1
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0200 BCE ± 50 years Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 4
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| 0200 BCE ± 50 years - Unknown | Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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List of 7 Events for Episode 1 at Yufu-dake summit and N flank (Ikeshiro)
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There is no Deformation History data available for Yufu-Tsurumi.
There is no Emissions History data available for Yufu-Tsurumi.
Chino-ike is one of the most colorful of the Jigoku, or "Hells," in the Beppu thermal area of Tsurumi volcano on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Steam rises above the iron-stained, vermillion hot-spring pool. Other pools in the Beppu area are milky, light blue, greenish blue, or indigo blue.
Mudpots are a common feature of the Beppu thermal area on the flanks of Tsurumi volcano on the island of Kyushu. Beppu is one of Japan's most noted thermal areas, containing hot spring pools of varying water color, hot beach sands, and many hot spring resorts.
Steam clouds almost obscure the famous hot-spring city of Beppu, along the east flank of Tsurumi volcano. The colorful hot-spring pools and mudpots of Beppu, located along the shores of the scenic Inland Sea, form one of Japan's most noted thermal areas. The Tsurumi complex consists of two large domes, Tsurumi and Yufu, and three smaller domes on the north flank of Tsurumi. The largest dome, Yufu-dake rises to the west. A single eruption, from Tsurumi in 867 CE, is known in historical time. 
Yufudake, the westernmost of the two large lava dome complexes of Tsurumi volcano, rises to the NE of the city of Yufu in northern Kyushu. Three smaller lava domes are located on the N flank of the eastern dome. A historical eruption occurred in 867 CE.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: (C) Q Maps of Japan Landforms, Geol, Tect: SWest 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 Aso Volcano Publisher: Geol Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1985 Series: Gmap of Volcanoes Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:50,000 |
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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: Japan Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Japan Year: 1983 Series: TPC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:500,000 |
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Title: Geol Map of Hohi Geothermal Area Publisher: Geol Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1982 Series: USGS-MM Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:100,000 |
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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: South Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: South Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Yahoga-take Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Kikuchi Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: South 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: 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: Miyanoharu Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1977 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Aso-san Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1977 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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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: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1966 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Kumamoto Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1952 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Kokura Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1952 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Waifu Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1945 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Aso-Zan Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1945 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Kumamoto Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1945 Series: AMS Map Type: Road Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Nagasaki Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1944 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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There are no samples for Yufu-Tsurumi in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
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GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| Volcanic Hazard Maps | The IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Hazards and Risk has a Volcanic Hazard Maps database designed to serve as a resource for hazard mappers (or other interested parties) to explore how common issues in hazard map development have been addressed at different volcanoes, in different countries, for different hazards, and for different intended audiences. In addition to the comprehensive, searchable Volcanic Hazard Maps Database, this website contains information about diversity of volcanic hazard maps, illustrated using examples from the database. This site is for educational purposes related to volcanic hazard maps. Hazard maps found on this website should not be used for emergency purposes. For the most recent, official hazard map for a particular volcano, please seek out the proper institutional authorities on the matter. |
| 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. |
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Sentinel Hub Playground
Sentinel Hub EO Browser |
The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise |
| 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 Yufu-Tsurumi. 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 Yufu-Tsurumi. 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. |
| Large Eruptions of Yufu-Tsurumi | 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). |
