View Mount Fuji Volcano Eruption 1707 Images. On december 16, 1707, scientists recorded the last confirmed eruption of mount fuji, japan's highest point. It was the last confirmed eruption of mount fuji, the highest volcano and highest peak in japan, which is still an active volcano today.
The crater on the flank was created by the 1707 eruption.
Despite the availability of numerous historical documents describing the eruption, the detailed eruption sequence has not been verified because the correlation between these descriptions and geological sequences remains unclear. The latest eruption was in december 16, 1707, where in the first day 72 houses, were destroyed in subassiri town 10 km away from the volcano. Despite the availability of numerous historical documents describing the eruption, the detailed. Volcanic ash piles up thickly at the source of the eruption and thins out as the distance from the crater grows.