events
September 27, 2014
63 people are killed in an eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan.
2014 Mount Ontake eruption
A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu around 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya and around 200 km (120 mi) west of Tokyo. It was the first fatal volcanic eruption in Japan since the 1991 eruption at Mount Unzen, and the deadliest volcanic eruption in Japan since Torishima killed an estimated 150 people in 1902.
September 27
September 27 is the 270th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.