32+ Mount Fuji Types Oferuption Gif. The eruption itself was ranked as a vei 5 (volcano explosivity index). This eruption, known as the hoei eruption of mt fuji, lasted until the 1st of january, 1708.
Fuji has erupted at various times starting around 100,000 years ago—and is still an active volcano.
This period is known as new fuji (新富士, shinfuji), and continues to the present day.eruptions of new fuji exhibit phenomena such as lava flows, magma, scoria, volcanic ash, collapses and side eruptions, leading it to be called a department. Its current beautiful cone shape was formed over two generations of volcanic activity turning the old mt. The top two are known as old fuji (ko fuji) and young fuji (shin fuji). It is an active stratovolcano found on honshu island that last erupted in december 1707.