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Japan

Kuchinoerabujima.

Volcano profile for Kuchinoerabujima 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
657 m
Last documented eruption
2020
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
30.443°, 130.217°
GVP number
282050

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No current eruption report

Japan

Kuchinoerabujima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
657 m
Last documented eruption
2020
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
30.443°, 130.217°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
282050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kuchinoerabujima · Live cameras

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Kuchinoerabujima – Visual webcam: Kuchinoerabujima – 口永良部島 屋久島吉田, Japan Visual webcam

Kuchinoerabujima – 口永良部島 屋久島吉田

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Kuchinoerabujima · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
29 Aug 202029 Aug 20201Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 202013 May 20203Confirmed eruption
21 Oct 20183 Feb 20193Confirmed eruption
29 May 201519 Jun 20153Confirmed eruption
3 Aug 20143 Aug 20141Confirmed eruption
28 Sep 198028 Sep 19802Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 19762 Apr 19762Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 19743 Jun 19741Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 197319 Nov 19732Confirmed eruption
2 Sep 19722 Sep 19722Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 196810 Mar 19693Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 196622 Nov 19662Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 19453 Nov 19452Confirmed eruption
23 Dec 193312 Jan 19344?Confirmed eruption
23 Jul 193223 Jul 19321?Uncertain eruption
2 Apr 193122 Jun 19313?Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 1914Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19062 Jul 1907—Uncertain eruption
23 May 18411 Aug 18412Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1840Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
1560Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1470Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1440Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1110Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1100Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
970Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1140 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3480 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
9520 BCEUncertain datingNot available—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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Kuchinoerabujima · No current eruption report · 657 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Yakushima AirportJapan · KUM · RJFC
    42.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • New Tanegashima AirportJapan · TNE · RJFG
    76.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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