Volcano profile

Japan

Ata.

Volcano profile for Ata 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
Caldera
Elevation
924 m
Last documented eruption
885
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 4 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
31.18°, 130.5283°
GVP number
282070

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No current eruption report

Japan

Ata

Caldera

Elevation
924 m
Last documented eruption
885
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
31.18°, 130.5283°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
282070
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ata · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Aug 1615Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Aug 88528 Sep 8854Confirmed eruption
Nov 882Not available2?Uncertain eruption
29 Mar 874Jul 8744Confirmed eruption
May 866Not available2?Uncertain eruption
Apr 860Not available2?Uncertain eruption
770Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
720Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
660Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
550Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
270Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
130Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
30Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
80 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
270 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
650 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
700 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1500 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1610 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1780 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
2010 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
2690 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
5050 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Ata · No current eruption report · 924 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kagoshima AirportJapan · KOJ · RJFK
    71.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • New Tanegashima AirportJapan · TNE · RJFG
    77.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yakushima AirportJapan · KUM · RJFC
    89.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Sendai nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    79.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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

Nearby places

IbusukiJapan · 13.0 km

MinamikyushuJapan · 19.8 km

MakurazakiJapan · 22.3 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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