Unzen
CountryJapan
TypeComplex volcano
Elevation1500 m
Last Eruption1996
About Unzen
The 1792 eruption caused a landslide and tsunami killing 15,000. In 1991 a pyroclastic flow killed 43 including famous volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. The 1991 event was captured on video.
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