Volcano profile

Japan

Aira.

Volcano profile for Aira 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
1,117 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
31.5772°, 130.6589°
GVP number
282080

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No current eruption report

Japan

Aira

Caldera

Elevation
1,117 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
31.5772°, 130.6589°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
282080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Aira · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Aira – Visual webcam: Sakurajima – 桜島 中央港新町, Japan Visual webcam

Sakurajima – 桜島 中央港新町

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

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Aira · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
25 Mar 2017Uncertain dating23 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
13 Oct 195522 Aug 20163Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 195416 Dec 19541?Uncertain eruption
29 Jun 19509 Sep 19501Confirmed eruption
27 Jul 194827 Jul 19481Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 194616 Nov 19462Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 194216 Jul 19421Confirmed eruption
28 Apr 194126 Aug 19412Confirmed eruption
24 Apr 19409 Jul 19402Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 193912 Nov 19392Confirmed eruption
25 Feb 193831 Mar 19382Confirmed eruption
20 Sep 193524 Sep 19351Confirmed eruption
12 Jan 191416 May 19154Confirmed eruption
24 Sep 189925 Sep 18991?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1860Not available1Confirmed eruption
27 Mar 1799Not available2Confirmed eruption
1797Not available2Confirmed eruption
1794Not available2Confirmed eruption
1792Not available2?Uncertain eruption
11 Sep 1791Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Jul 1790Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Nov 1785Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Sep 1783Not available3Confirmed eruption
18 Jan 1782Not available2?Confirmed eruption
8 Nov 1779May 17814Confirmed eruption
9 Sep 1756Not available2Confirmed eruption
Sep 1749Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 1742Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Jan 1706Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 1678Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 1670Not available2?Uncertain eruption
6 Apr 1642Not available2?Confirmed eruption
23 Sep 1478Not available2?Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 14718 Oct 14765?Confirmed eruption
1468Not available2Confirmed eruption
778Not available0?Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 766Not available3^Confirmed eruption
Jan 764Not available4Confirmed eruption
7167183^Confirmed eruption
712Not available3?Uncertain eruption
708Not available3^Confirmed eruption
650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2900 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
3050 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
4800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5950 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
6350 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed 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.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Aira · No current eruption report · 1,117 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kagoshima AirportJapan · KOJ · RJFK
    25.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Miyazaki AirportJapan · KMI · RJFM
    81.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Sendai nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    52.8 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

KagoshimaJapan · 10.4 km

TarumizuJapan · 11.1 km

HamanoichiJapan · 17.0 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.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

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