Volcano profile

Japan

Aira.

A current eruption report is available for Aira in Japan. This page combines official reports, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Eruption reported
Volcano type
Caldera
Elevation
1,117 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
31.5772°, 130.6589°
GVP number
282080

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Eruption reported

Japan

Aira

Caldera

Elevation
1,117 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Eruption reported

Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 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

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

Live cameras

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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Updated 19 min ago · Last image:

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

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Profile

Aira · Japan

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. 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 1954?1Uncertain 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

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.

Aira · Eruption reported · 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: 2026-09-21

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: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC