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Kikai caldera

Japanese supervolcano caldera that produced the largest known eruption in the past 11,700 years

Earth & Nature · Kikai supervolcano is refilling with fresh magma, study finds

Scientists have found evidence that fresh magma is slowly accumulating beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, a supervolcano that produced the largest known eruption of the past 11,700 years, giving researchers a rare look at how giant volcanic systems rebuild their underground magma supplies.