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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
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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Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)License: Public Data License 1.0

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Kuchinoerabujima · Japan

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. 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

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC