2014 Mount Ontake eruption
| 2014 Mount Ontake eruption | |
|---|---|
An overview of Mt Ontake eruption | |
| Volcano | Mount Ontake |
| Start date | September 27, 2014 |
| End date | October 14, 2014 |
| Type | Phreatic eruption |
| Location | Border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures, island of Honshū, Japan 35°53′36″N 137°28′45″E / 35.89333°N 137.47917°E |
| VEI | 3 |
| Impact | 63 dead (inclusive of five un-recovered bodies) |
A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake (御嶽山, Ontake-san) took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu around 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya and around 200 km (120 mi) west of Tokyo. It was the first fatal volcanic eruption in Japan since the 1991 eruption at Mount Unzen, and the deadliest volcanic eruption in Japan since Torishima killed an estimated 150 people in 1902.