Volcano profile

Japan

Asosan.

Volcano profile for Asosan 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
1,592 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
32.8849°, 131.085°
GVP number
282110

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No current eruption report

Japan

Asosan

Caldera

Elevation
1,592 m
Last documented eruption
2021
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
32.8849°, 131.085°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Nankai Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
282110
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.

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Asosan · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Asosan – Visual webcam: Asosan – <span>阿蘇山 <ruby><rb>車帰</rb><rt>くるまがえり</rt></ruby></span>, Japan Visual webcam

Asosan – <span>阿蘇山 <ruby><rb>車帰</rb><rt>くるまがえり</rt></ruby></span>

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

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Asosan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
14 Oct 202120 Oct 20212Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 201916 Jun 20202Confirmed eruption
7 Oct 201612 Nov 20163Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 20141 May 20162Confirmed eruption
13 Jan 201419 Feb 20141Confirmed eruption
15 May 20119 Jun 20111Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 200817 Feb 20081Confirmed eruption
14 Apr 200516 Aug 20051Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 200414 Jan 20041Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 200314 Jul 20031Confirmed eruption
2 May 199416 Nov 19952Confirmed eruption
23 Apr 199210 Jun 19932Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 19899 Feb 19912Confirmed eruption
26 May 198816 Jan 19891Confirmed eruption
13 Apr 198424 Jun 19851Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 198316 Oct 19831Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 198115 Jun 19811Confirmed eruption
24 Sep 198024 Sep 19801Confirmed eruption
5 Jun 19798 Mar 19802Confirmed eruption
11 Apr 197716 Aug 19782Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 197513 Jan 19761Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 197316 Jun 19752Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 197016 Sep 19722Confirmed eruption
16 May 196716 Dec 19691Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 196416 Dec 19662Confirmed eruption
14 May 196414 May 19641Confirmed eruption
10 Nov 196316 Jan 19642Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 196316 Jul 19631Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 196016 Nov 19621Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 19609 Apr 19602Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 19592 Oct 19591Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 195716 Dec 19582Confirmed eruption
12 Apr 195712 Apr 19571Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 195621 Dec 19561Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1956Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Jan 195613 Jan 19562Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 195528 Jul 19551Confirmed eruption
26 May 195426 May 19541Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 195316 Dec 19531Confirmed eruption
27 Apr 195330 Jul 19532Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1952Not available—Uncertain eruption
4 May 195116 Aug 19512Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 195016 Jan 19512Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 194915 Apr 19502Confirmed eruption
9 Apr 194816 Dec 19481Confirmed eruption
26 May 194716 Sep 19472Confirmed eruption
30 Dec 194630 Dec 19462Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 194624 Jun 19462Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 194519 Sep 19452Confirmed eruption
9 Dec 194316 Feb 19442Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 194324 Jun 19432Confirmed eruption
8 Jun 194222 Jun 19421?Uncertain eruption
20 Apr 19408 Aug 19412Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 193811 Aug 19392Confirmed eruption
7 May 193713 May 19372Confirmed eruption
13 Jan 193713 Jan 19372Confirmed eruption
8 Aug 193614 Aug 19362Confirmed eruption
5 Feb 19365 Feb 19362Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 19358 Oct 19352Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1934Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 193228 Sep 19332Confirmed eruption
18 Oct 1931Not available1?Uncertain eruption
3 Sep 19306 Sep 19302Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 192823 Oct 19292Confirmed eruption
21 Sep 192613 Jan 19282Confirmed eruption
6 Jan 1925Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 192317 Sep 19232Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1920Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 191916 May 19192Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1918Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Apr 1916Not available2Confirmed eruption
13 Jan 1914Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19112 Jul 19122Confirmed eruption
3 Apr 1910Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1909Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Jan 190829 Jan 19082Confirmed eruption
12 Dec 1907Not available2Confirmed eruption
7 Jun 1906Not available3Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 189816 Apr 18992Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 1897Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Mar 189430 Aug 18942Confirmed eruption
21 Mar 188416 Jun 18842Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 1874Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 18728 Jun 18733Confirmed eruption
18 Mar 185613 Jun 18562Confirmed eruption
26 Feb 1854Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 1838Not available2Confirmed eruption
8 Oct 1837Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 May 1835Not available2Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 183016 Aug 18322Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 183016 Mar 18302Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1829Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1828Not available2Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 182716 Jan 18282Confirmed eruption
16 May 1827Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 182622 Nov 18262Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 18166 Jul 18162Confirmed eruption
10 Feb 181516 Oct 18152Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1814Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 180616 Oct 18062Confirmed eruption
5 Sep 1804Not available2Confirmed eruption
178117881Confirmed eruption
177217802Confirmed eruption
Jan 1765Oct 17653?Confirmed eruption
175317542?Uncertain eruption
13 Feb 1709Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Sep 1708Not available2Uncertain eruption
Apr 1691Aug 16912Confirmed eruption
Jun 1683Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1675Not available2Confirmed eruption
1671Not available2Uncertain eruption
Aug 166816692Confirmed eruption
Feb 1668Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jul 1649Aug 16492Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 16375 Oct 16372Confirmed eruption
Dec 1631Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 1620Not available2Confirmed eruption
8 Aug 1613Not available2Confirmed eruption
12 Aug 1612Not available2Confirmed eruption
1611Not available2Confirmed eruption
Dec 159815992Confirmed eruption
1592Not available2Confirmed eruption
1587Not available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 1584Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Dec 1583Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 1582Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 1576Not available2Confirmed eruption
1574Not available2Confirmed eruption
1573Not available2Confirmed eruption
Dec 1564Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 May 1563Not available2?Uncertain eruption
Mar 1562Not available2Confirmed eruption
155815592Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 1542Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 1533Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 1522Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 1506Not available2Confirmed eruption
Feb 1505Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 1485Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 147315 Apr 14742Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 143818 Feb 14382Confirmed eruption
10 May 143418 May 14342Confirmed eruption
1390Not available2?Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 1388Not available2Uncertain eruption
19 Jun 1387Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 May 1377Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 1376Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Dec 137531 Jan 13762Confirmed eruption
1369Not available2Uncertain eruption
1346Not available2Uncertain eruption
1343Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 134025 Feb 13402Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 133526 Mar 13352Confirmed eruption
Dec 1331Jun 13332Confirmed eruption
Apr 1331Apr 13312Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 1324Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 May 1305Not available2Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 1286Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jul 1281Aug 12812Confirmed eruption
1274Not available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 1273Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 1272Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1272Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 1271Not available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 1269Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 1265Not available2Confirmed eruption
1240Not available2Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 1239Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1229Not available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Sep 986Not available2?Uncertain eruption
20 Jun 867Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 864Not available3?Confirmed eruption
Aug 796Not available0?Uncertain eruption
553Not available3^Uncertain eruption
440Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
630 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1270 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1350 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1650 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1830 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2350 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
2850 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
3610 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available1Confirmed 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.

Asosan · No current eruption report · 1,592 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kumamoto AirportJapan · KMJ · RJFT
    22.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kyushu Saga International AirportJapan · HSG · RJFS
    78.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Oita AirportJapan · OIT · RJFO
    89.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

AsoJapan · 5.8 km

ŌzuJapan · 19.9 km

KikuchiJapan · 27.3 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