Geological Examination of the Two Old Maps in the Tokugawa Era concerning the &quot;Shimabara Catastrophe&quot;, Western Kyushu, Japan

Miyachi, M.

Mayu-yama dacitic lava dome of the Unzen volcanic area in western Kyushu, Japan, suddenly collapsed on May 21. 1792. Approximately 15000 people were killed in the collapse and the tsunami subsequent to the disaster. This is the worst disaster in the history of volcanic hazard in Japan

Title

Geological Examination of the Two Old Maps in the Tokugawa Era concerning the "Shimabara Catastrophe", Western Kyushu, Japan

Creator

Miyachi, M.

Contributor

Kobayasi, S.
Sekihara, Y.
Ono, K.
Akagi, Y.

Date Original

1987-03

Other Identifiers

local: oitGHC_5372-01

Keyword

LAVA DOME ; JAPAN ; VOLCANIC ; SHIMABARA CATASTROPHE ; DISASTER ; DACITE DOME