Volcano profile

Japan

Sanbesan.

Volcano profile for Sanbesan 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,126 m
Last documented eruption
650
Coordinates
35.141°, 132.622°
GVP number
283002

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Japan

Sanbesan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,126 m
Last documented eruption
650
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
35.141°, 132.622°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Nankai Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283002
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Sanbesan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
650Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1920 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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

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Sanbesan · No current eruption report · 1,126 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Izumo Enmusubi AirportJapan · IZO · RJOC
    38.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air BaseJapan · YGJ · RJOH
    68.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Hiroshima AirportJapan · HIJ · RJOA
    82.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Shimane nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Operating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    55.9 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

Ōdachō-ōdaJapan · 11.7 km

UnnanJapan · 27.7 km

IzumoJapan · 28.3 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