When might Mount Fuji erupt next?
When might Mount Fuji erupt next? When is Mt. Fuji expected to erupt? Nobody knows for sure, however over the past 2200 years there have been 75 different eruptions. The most recent eruption occurred 300 years ago.
Where are the 4 supervolcanoes?
Volcanoes that have produced exceedingly voluminous pyroclastic eruptions and formed large calderas in the past 2 million years include Yellowstone in northwest Wyoming, Long Valley in eastern California, Toba in Indonesia, and Taupo in New Zealand.
Would Naples be destroyed if Vesuvius erupted?
Vesuvius is still very much an active stratovolcano, with the city of Naples and its 3 million residents only a mere 12 kilometres away. The fact that the city could be destroyed in 2 and a half minutes makes it the volcano one of the most studied and precariously watched in the world.
What is the largest volcano in the world?
Rising gradually to more than 4 km (2.5 mi) above sea level, Hawaii's Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet. Its submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km (3 mi), and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km (5 mi).