Biggest Holocene volcano eruption found by seabed survey

Biggest Holocene volcano eruption found by seabed survey

A detailed survey of the volcanic underwater deposits around the Kikai caldera in Japan clarified the deposition mechanisms as well as the event’s magnitude. As a result, the Kobe University research team found that the event 7,300 years ago was the largest volcanic eruption in the Holocene by far. In addition to lava, volcanos eject … Read more