EESA06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mount Unzen, Greater Tokyo Area, South Island
Document Summary
From new zealand to japan is the most hazardous place to live. White island is off of new zealand. Sits on the rim of the pacific and australian plate. A rift formed from an eruption ins 1886produced dark red , grey pyroclastic deposits. Ash travelled as far as south america. Volcanic timeline based on layers in the rocks. 1886 eruption destroyed the landscape and surrounding villages killing 100"s of people. Lies in the epicentre of a crater where a supervolcano erupted. Largest eruption on the planet buried the entire north island under ash. 1855 earthquake15 metre in a matter of seconds. Each earthquake pushes up rocks from the ocean bed onto the shore (graywacke rocks?) 1923 kanto earthquake destroyed the entire city. Sits at the epicentre of a huge subduction zone . The philippine and pacific plates are being pushed underneath the eurasion and. Fukuoka has the highest risk of earthquakes.
