Japan's highest peak sits where three tectonic plates meet. The Hoei eruption of 1707 dropped ash on Edo, 100 km away, and opened a crater still visible on the southeast flank; the volcano has been quiet ever since.
Historical eruption
Stratovolcano · Basalt / Picro-Basalt
0 events in 90 days
Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.
No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.
Fuji is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Basalt / Picro-Basalt.
Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.
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Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile