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Table 1 Age of eruptions stratigraphycally younger than Suoana-Kazahaya

From: Evolution of the magma plumbing system of Miyakejima volcano with periodic recharge of basaltic magmas

Eruption

Eruption site

Age

Magma volume (DRE)

Note

AD/BC

14C age

Calibrated age (yr BP) (98%)

×106 m3

Period 3

 2000 AD

Summit

2000 AD

  

< 1d

Age confirmed by historical records

1983 AD

SW flank

1983 AD

  

7c

Age confirmed by historical records

 1962 AD

NE flank

1962 AD

  

6c

Age confirmed by historical records

 1940 AD

NE flank

1940 AD

  

15c

Age confirmed by historical records

 Meiji

N flank

1874 AD

  

16e

Age confirmed by historical records

 Kasaji-kannon

W upper flank

1835 AD

  

< 1c

Age confirmed by historical records

 Enokizawa

W upper flank

Not confirmed by record

120 ± 20 yrBPg

70 ± 20 yrBPg

256–222 cal BP

138–31 cal BP

2c

 

 Shinmio-ike

SW flank

1763 AD

  

5g

 

 Tatsune

SW flank

1712 AD

  

1c

 

 Koshikiana

W flank

1643 AD

  

12c

Age confirmed by historical records

 Jinanyama

SW middle flank

1595 AD?

315 ± 20 yrBPg

460–347, 337–306 cal BP

20g

 

 Kamakata

E flank

1535 AD?

340 ± 20 yrBPg

380 ± 20 yrBPg

390 ± 20 yrBPg

477–312 cal BP

509–428, 374–367, 359–328 cal BP

25g

Lavas of Benkene-misaki and Kamakata of Tsukui and Suzuki (1998)

Period 2

 Sonei-bokujyo

Summit

14th century

  

4c

 

 Hinoyamatouge

E flank

13th century?

690 ± 20 yrBPg

700 ± 20 yrBP(6)

681–644, 587–565 cal BP

685–649, 583–567 cal BP

< 1c

 

 Nanto

SW middle flank

13th century

750 ± 20 yrBPg

725–667 cal BP

1c

 

 Kamane

SW flank

11–12 century

860 ± 20 yrBPg

900–870, 800–720 cal BP

12c

 

 (Mukaiyama pumice of Niijima volcano)

886 AD

   

Age confirmed by historical records

 Oyama

Summit, E-flank

9th century

1240 ± 20 yrBPg

1263–1121, 1113–1083 cal BP

82c

 

 (Tenjosan pumice of Kozushima volcano)

838 AD

   

Age confirmed by historical records

 Togahama minami lava

SW flank

9th century

  

< 1c

 

 Togadaira

Summit?

     

 Suoana-Kazahaya

N flank

7th century

1360 ± 20 yrBPe

1410 ± 30 yrBPe

1306–1270 cal BP

1359–1285 cal BP

25f

 

Period 1

 Furumio ash

S flank

 

1950 ± 20 yrBPg

1935–1824 cal BP

  

 Tairayama scoria

NW flank

 

2050 ± 40 yrBPab

2119–2011 cal BP

20c

 

 Kanaso south

E flank

 

2110 ± 20 yrBPg

2143–2138, 2126–2000 cal BP

  

 Izu scoria

Summit

   

50c

Above the Hatchodaira scoria

 Hatchodaira scoria

SW flank

 

2280 ± 30 yrBPg

2351–2301, 2248–2158 cal BP

170c

 
  1. a14C data obtained from a carbonized material beneath the layer
  2. bSuzuki and Tsukui (1997)
  3. cTsukui and Suzuki (1998)
  4. dGeshi and Oikawa (2008)
  5. eJapan Meteorological Agency (2013)
  6. fGeshi et al. (2019)
  7. gThis study