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Japan

Suwanosejima.

Volcano profile for Suwanosejima in Japan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
796 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
29.638°, 129.714°
GVP number
282030

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Japan

Suwanosejima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
796 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
29.638°, 129.714°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
282030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Suwanosejima · Live cameras

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Suwanosejima – Visual webcam: Suwanosejima – 諏訪之瀬島 キャンプ場, Japan Visual webcam

Suwanosejima – 諏訪之瀬島 キャンプ場

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Suwanosejima · Japan

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Oct 2004Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
19 Dec 20005 Jul 20043?Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 200024 Feb 20002?Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 199930 Jun 19991?Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 199924 Feb 19991?Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 199617 Apr 19971Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 199014 Jul 19962Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 198816 Dec 19892Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 198516 Jun 19872Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 198416 Oct 19842Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1960Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 195616 May 19842Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1954Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 19492 Jul 19542Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 1940Not available2?Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 193811 Mar 19382?Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 1934Not available2?Uncertain eruption
13 May 1925Not available2?Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 192126 Jan 19222?Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 191516 Sep 19152?Uncertain eruption
21 Mar 1914Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Oct 188913 Oct 18894Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 188516 May 18852?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1884Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1877Not available4?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18132 Jul 18144Confirmed eruption
1600Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Suwanosejima · No current eruption report · 796 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC