Volcano profile

Japan

Unzendake.

Volcano profile for Unzendake 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
1,483 m
Last documented eruption
1996
Coordinates
32.761°, 130.299°
GVP number
282100

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No current eruption report

Japan

Unzendake

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,483 m
Last documented eruption
1996
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
32.761°, 130.299°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Nankai Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
282100
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Unzendake · Live cameras

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Unzendake – Visual webcam: Unzendake – 雲仙岳 野岳, Japan Visual webcam

Unzendake – 雲仙岳 野岳

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

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Unzendake · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
10 Feb 19961 May 19962Confirmed eruption
17 Nov 199016 Feb 19951Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 1798Dec 1798—Uncertain eruption
10 Feb 179222 Jul 17922Confirmed eruption
16901692—Uncertain eruption
11 Dec 166327 Dec 1663?2Confirmed eruption
Apr 1663May 1663?2Confirmed eruption
860Not available—Uncertain 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.

Unzendake · No current eruption report · 1,483 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Amakusa AirportJapan · AXJ · RJDA
    33.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nagasaki AirportJapan · NGS · RJFU
    39.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kyushu Saga International AirportJapan · HSG · RJFS
    43.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Genkai nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    94.3 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

UnzenJapan · 4.9 km

ShimabaraJapan · 6.8 km

MinamishimabaraJapan · 10.2 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, 4:23 PM UTC