Mt Ontake Volcano

This is the tale of two volcanoes, Mount Ontake (also known as Mt. Kiso Ontake) and Mount Sinabung two examples of volcanoes that erupted within the years 2012 and 2014. They both have very unique characteristics I will be doing a point by point cross examination of the two. Now I will take you back to the to the tragedy of September 27th, 2014, and of February 1st, 2014. Mt. Ontake, is located 62 miles northeast of Nagoya, Japan, and 125 miles west of Tokyo. It is the second highest volcanic mountain in Japan, after Mt. Fuji. Mt. Sinabung is located in the Karo, in the plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Both Mt. Ontake (pronounced oon-tock-a) and Mt. Sinabung (pronounced Sin -i-boon) are Stratovolcanoes, meaning that they both are built on alternate layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.

Whereas, Mt. Ontake's Eruption was caused when the ground water in the volcanic craters became overheated and suddenly flashed into steam. This rapid phase change acted explosively, and materials, such as, ash, rock, and volcanic glass where violently expelled into the surrounding areas. Also, Mt. Ontake has a triple-plate subduction boundary between the Eurasian Continental Plate and the Philippine and Pacific Oceanic Plates. Mt. Ontake is located on the Japanese island of Honshu. On the other hand, Mt. Sinabung is located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Mt. Ontake's eruption was the worst disaster in 90 years. Ash covered towns, houses, people being buried alive, and knocked out by flying rocks. Causing an estimated 2 million dollars of damage. As if that was not enough, there were earthquakes with a 2-3 on the Richter scale, causing more damage. Killing more people and causing buildings to crumple, as if, made of straw. In contrast, Mt. Sinabung caused a minimal amount of damage only an estimated $1,000 in damages. Although, several earthquake tremors shook the area it did not cause any significant