Volcano 04 / 10
Fuji
Japan’s highest mountain, a young composite cone built over older volcanic centers.
- Form
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3,776 m
- Last known eruption
- 1707–1708
- GVP number
- 283030
Fuji is an icon and an active volcano. The Hōei eruption opened vents on its flank and carried ash east toward Edo, showing that a quiet profile is not a forecast.
Tectonic setting
Near the junction of the Philippine Sea, Amur, and Okhotsk plate domains.
Membership note
Included in the current Smithsonian PROF regional definition.
Hōei eruption
A flank eruption with widespread tephra fall; exact impacts vary by historical source.
This is a curated profile excerpt, not the complete eruption catalog. Historical year, month, and day fields remain nullable in the analytical database.
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