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Mount Unzen (雲仙岳, Unzen-dake) is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster .
The 1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami resulted from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen (in the Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) on 21 May.This caused the collapse of the southern flank of the Mayuyama dome in front of Mount Unzen, resulting in a tremendous tsunami, killing 15,000 people altogether. [2]
On 3 June 1991 at 4pm local time, Mount Unzen erupted, forming pyroclastic flows that rushed down its slopes, killing 43 people including the Kraffts, as well as their fellow volcanologist Harry Glicken, who had accompanied them to observe the eruption. On 5 June 1991, the bodies of the Kraffts and Glicken were recovered.
Mount Samalas: 7 Indonesia: 1257 1257 Samalas eruption: 15,000 Mount Unzen: 2 Japan: 1792 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami: 13,000+ (estimated) Mount Vesuvius: 5 Italy: 79 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD: 10,000+ Laki and Grímsvötn: 4 Iceland: 1783 Laki 1783 eruption [1] 10,000 Kelud: 5 Indonesia: 1586 [2] 6,000 Santa María: 6 Guatemala ...
Mount Tateshina (Part of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group) 2530: 8300 Mount Zaō: 1841: 6040: AD 1940 ... Mount Unzen: 1500: 4921 AD 1996 [† 1] Mount Yufu: 1583 ...
Unzen-Amakusa National Park (雲仙天草国立公園, Unzen-Amakusa Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima Prefectures, Japan.Established in 1934, the park derives its name from Mount Unzen, an active volcano at the middle of the Shimabara Peninsula, and the Amakusa islands in the Yatsushiro Sea.
Great Unzen disaster: Eruption, Earthquake, and Tsunami 21 May 1792: Mount Unzen, Kyūshū: A major eruption at Mt Unzen triggered an earthquake, causing Unzen's east flank to collapse, triggering a tsunami in the Ariake Sea. 13,000 + 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami 24 Apr 1771: Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island: 7,273: Mino ...
Unzen (雲仙市, Unzen-shi) is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2024 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 40,831 in 17709 households, and a population density of 190 people per km 2 . [ 1 ]