Sakurajima, 1914

Also recorded as the Taisho eruption, the activity began on 11 January 1914. Earthquakes before the eruption killed 35 people and the eruption itself killed 23. Lava flows filled the narrow strait between Sakurajima and the Ōsumi Peninsula, and in the final stages the centre of the Aira caldera sank by about 60 cm as the underlying magma chamber emptied.

Eruption start

1914-01-12

Eruption end

1915-05

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Aira

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=282080

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: japan, kyushu, lava flow, caldera subsidence

Coordinates: 31.5772, 130.6589

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1900 to 1949

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