the last time mount fuji errupted was in 1659.
the last time mount fuji errupted was in 1659.
when was the last time mount fuji errupted?
1659
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pre-komitake started erupting in the middle pleistocene in an area 7 km north of mount fuji. after a relatively short pause, eruptions began again which formed komitake volcano in the same location. these eruptions ended 100,000 years ago. ashitake volcano was active from 400,000 to 100,000 years ago, and is located 20 km southeast of mount fuji. mount fuji started erupting 100,000 years ago, with ko-fuji (old-fuji) forming 100,000 to 17,000 years ago, but which is now almost completely buried. a large landslide on the southwest flank occurred about 18,000 years ago. shin-fuji (new-fuji) eruptions in the form of lava, lapilli and volcanic ash, have occurred between 17,000 and 8,000 years ago, between 7,000 and 3,500 years ago, and between 4,000 and 2,000 years ago. flank eruptions, mostly in the form of parasitic cinder cones, ceased in 1707. the largest cone, omuro-yama, is one of more than 100 cones aligned nw-se and ne-sw through the summit. mt. fuji also has more than 70 lava tunnels and extensive lava tree molds. two large landslides are at the head of the yoshida-osawa and osawa-kuzure valleys.
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