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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 3 · More about the VEI
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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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
16 Feb 1979Not available1Confirmed eruption
5 Aug 19715 Aug 19711Confirmed eruption
13 Feb 195917 Feb 19592Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1946Not available2Uncertain eruption
16 Jul 192316 Jul 19232Confirmed eruption
8 Nov 1914Not available—Confirmed eruption
8 Nov 19138 Jan 19142Confirmed eruption
29 Aug 190325 Nov 19032Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 189916 Feb 19002Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 189830 Dec 18982Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 189811 Mar 18982Confirmed eruption
3 May 18974 Sep 18972Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 1896Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 189526 Jun 18962Confirmed eruption
25 Feb 189428 Feb 18942Confirmed eruption
10 Nov 189120 Nov 18912Confirmed eruption
19 Jun 1891Not available2?Confirmed eruption
10 Dec 188918 Dec 18892Confirmed eruption
21 Feb 18889 May 18882Confirmed eruption
16 May 1887Not available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1880Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Apr 1832Not available2Confirmed eruption
12 Jan 1822Not available2Confirmed eruption
177117722Confirmed eruption
1769Not available2Confirmed eruption
1768Not available0Confirmed eruption
1719Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Sep 1717Not available3Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 171613 Feb 17173Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 1716Not available3Confirmed eruption
28 Jan 1706Not available2Confirmed eruption
1690Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 1678Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1677Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1667Not available—Uncertain eruption
Sep 166216642?Confirmed eruption
Feb 165916612?Confirmed eruption
163716382?Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 1628Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1620Not available2?Confirmed eruption
161516182?Confirmed eruption
161316142?Confirmed eruption
159816002?Confirmed eruption
1596Not available2?Uncertain eruption
1595Not available2?Confirmed eruption
7 Apr 1588Not available2?Confirmed eruption
24 May 1587Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Nov 1585Not available2?Confirmed eruption
157615782?Confirmed eruption
Feb 1574Not available2?Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 1566Not available3Confirmed eruption
6 May 1566Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1554Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1524Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1381Not available2?Uncertain eruption
25 Jan 1235Not available4PConfirmed eruption
7 Feb 1184Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Jan 1175Not available2?Uncertain eruption
1167Not available2?Confirmed eruption
27 Feb 1113Not available2?Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 1112Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1000Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
945Not available2?Confirmed eruption
858Not available2?Confirmed eruption
857Not available2?Confirmed eruption
8438482?Confirmed eruption
837Uncertain dating8393Confirmed eruption
18 Apr 788Not available4Confirmed eruption
28 Dec 742Not available3Confirmed eruption
700Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2650 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
3050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4350 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
5700 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
7050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed 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.

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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: 2026-11-13

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

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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