Volcano profile

Japan

Kirishimayama.

Volcano profile for Kirishimayama 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,700 m
Last documented eruption
2025
Coordinates
31.934°, 130.862°
GVP number
282090

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No current eruption report

Japan

Kirishimayama

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,700 m
Last documented eruption
2025
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
31.934°, 130.862°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
282090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kirishimayama · Live cameras

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Kirishimayama – Visual webcam: Kirishimayama – 霧島山 えびの高原, Japan Visual webcam

Kirishimayama – 霧島山 えびの高原

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

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Kirishimayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
22 Jun 20257 Sep 20253Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 201822 Jun 20183Confirmed eruption
11 Oct 201717 Oct 20172Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 20117 Sep 20113Confirmed eruption
30 Mar 201010 Jul 20101Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 200915 Nov 20091Uncertain eruption
22 Aug 200822 Aug 20081Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 199119 Apr 19921Confirmed 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.

Kirishimayama · No current eruption report · 1,700 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kagoshima AirportJapan · KOJ · RJFK
    19.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Miyazaki AirportJapan · KMI · RJFM
    55.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Amakusa AirportJapan · AXJ · RJDA
    90.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Sendai nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    64.5 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

KobayashiJapan · 12.7 km

EbinoJapan · 12.7 km

KirishimaJapan · 23.4 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC