List of volcanoes in Japan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Hokkaido
Honshū
Izu Islands
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Coordinates | Last eruption |
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Aogashima | 423 | 1388 | 32.45°N 139.77°E | AD 1785[† 1] |
Bayonnaise Rocks | 11 | 36 | 31.888°N 139.918°E | AD 1970[† 14] |
Hachijōjima | 854 | 2802 | 33.13°N 139.77°E | AD 1605[† 1] |
Izu-Ōshima | 758 | 2507 | 34.726°N 139.394°E | Mt. Mihara: AD 1990[† 1] |
Kōzushima | 574 | 1877 | 34.22°N 139.15°E | AD 838[† 1] |
Kurose | -110 | -361 | 33.40°N 139.68°E | Caldera: older than 20 ka BP[† 15] |
Mikurajima | 851 | 2792 | 33.871°N 139.605°E | 6.3 ka BP[† 1] |
Miyakejima | 813 | 2674 | 34.086°N 139.526°E | AD 2013[† 16] |
Myōjinshō (A.K.A. Myojin Reef) | -50 | -164 | 31.918°N 140.021°E | AD 1970[† 1] |
Niijima | 432 | 1417 | 34.37°N 139.27°E | Mt. Mukaiyama: 887[† 1] |
Sofugan (A.K.A. Lot's Wife) | 99 | 325 | 29.793°N 140.342°E | (Discolored water: AD 1975)[† 1] |
Sumisujima (A.K.A. Smith Rocks) | 136 | 446 | 31.439°N 140.05°E | AD 1916[† 1] |
Toshima | 508 | 1667 | 34.52°N 139.28°E | 9.1-4.0 ka BP[† 1] |
Torishima (A.K.A. Izu-Torishima) | 394 | 1293 | 30.484°N 140.302°E | AD 2002[† 1] |
Ogasawara Archipelago
The Ogasawara Archipelago include the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands.
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Coordinates | Last eruption |
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Nishinoshima | 142 | 466 | 27.274°N 140.877°E | AD 2017 |
Fukutoku-Okanoba | -25 | -82 | 24.28°N 141.485°E | AD 2021[† 17] |
Funka Asane | -20 | -67 | 25.455°N 141.238°E | AD 1945[† 1] |
Kita-Iōjima (North Iwo Jima) | 792 | 2598 | 25.43°N 141.28°E | 0.14 Ma BP[† 1] |
Iōjima (Iwo Jima) | 161 | 528 | 24.781°N 141.315°E | AD 2015[† 1] |
Kaitoku Seamount | -103 | -338 | 26.127°N 141.098°E | AD 1984[† 18] |
Kaikata Seamount | -165 | -541 | 26.667°N 140.929°E | (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1988)[† 1] |
Kita-Fukutokutai | -55 | -180 | 24.414°N 141.419°E | AD 1988?[† 1] |
Minami-Hiyoshi Seamount | -30 | -98 | 23.5°N 141.935°E | AD 1976[† 19] |
Nikkō Seamount | -612 | -2008 | 23.083°N 142.3°E | (Discolored water: AD 1979)[† 1] |
Mokuyō Seamount | -920 | -3018 | 28.317°N 140.566°E | (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1990)[† 1] |
Suiyo Seamount | -1418 | -4652 | 28.6°N 140.633°E | (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1991)[† 1] |
Kyūshū
Ryūkyū Islands
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Coordinates | Last eruption |
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Akusekijima | 586 | 1923 | 29.45°N 129.60°E | Late Pleistocene[† 1] |
Gajajima | 497 | 1631 | 29.903°N 129.541°E | 0.2 Ma BP[† 1] |
Kogajajima | 301 | 988 | 29.879°N 129.625°E | 30-20 ka BP[† 1] |
Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima | - | - | 24.558°N 124.00°E | AD 1924[† 1] |
Iōtorishima | 212 | 696 | 27.877°N 128.224°E | AD 1968[† 1] |
Kikai Caldera | 704 | 2310 | 30.789°N 130.308°E | Satsuma-Iōjima: AD 2013[† 1] |
Kuchinoshima | 628 | 2060 | 29.967°N 129.924°E | 0.84-0.78 ka BP[† 1] |
Kuchinoerabujima | 649 | 2129 | 30.43°N 130.22°E | AD 2020 |
Nakanoshima | 979 | 3212 | 29.859°N 129.856°E | Mt. Otake: AD 1914[† 1] |
Suwanosejima | 799 | 2621 | 29.638°N 129.714°E | AD 2021[† 1] |
Yokoatejima | 495 | 1624 | 28.799°N 128.996°E | younger than 10 ka BP[† 1] |
See also
- Ring of Fire – Region around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
Notes and references
Notes
- "Kumamoto's Mount Aso erupts as alert level raised". The Japan Times. October 20, 2021.
References
- Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan (2016) - Geological Survey of Japan
- 丸山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Akagisan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 焼岳火山群 Yakedake Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- "火山活動の状況". www.data.jma.go.jp.
- Harunasan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 栗駒山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan (2019) - Geological Survey of Japan
- Myokosan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Narugo - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 栃木県北部,日光火山群女峰赤薙火山で約12-15万年前に起きた大規模山体崩壊 - 橘英彰
- 東北日本・日光火山群の地質および岩石学 - 佐々木実 Minoru Sasaki
- 御嶽山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- ベヨネース列岩 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 海域火山データベース Hachijyoujima - Japan Coast Guard
- 三宅島 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 海域火山データベース Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba - Japan Coast Guard
- Kaitoku Seamount - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 南日吉海山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 噴火警報、噴火予報の発表状況 - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Yonemaru and Sumiyoshiike: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
External links
- Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan
- Volcano on Google Map - Geological Survey of Japan
- The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- 日本の主な山岳標高 (Elevation of Principal Mountains in Japan) - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese)
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