View Mount Fuji Eruption 1707 Deaths Pics. On december 16, 1707, mount fuji, japan, erupted for the last time to date. Tephra released by the 1707 eruption of mount fuji (called the hoei eruption) included volcanic ash and volcanic rock such as pumice and scoria.
Mount fuji's iconic cone formed between roughly 5600 and 3700 years ago.
Colour woodcut by hiroshige, 1852. Explosive eruptions from the summit crater occurred approximately 3500 the total death toll of the 1707 eruption was not recorded, although it was noted that many people starved as a result. In total, 1.8 km 3 of scoria fallout were ejected from three vents located in the southeastern flank of the volcano (figure 1; Here is a link to a few good sites to help you out.