Volcano profile

Japan

Hakusan.

Volcano profile for Hakusan 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
2,702 m
Last documented eruption
1659
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
36.155°, 136.771°
GVP number
283050

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No current eruption report

Japan

Hakusan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,702 m
Last documented eruption
1659
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.155°, 136.771°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Nankai Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Live cameras

Hakusan · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Hakusan – Visual webcam: Hakusan – 白山 白峰, Japan Visual webcam

Hakusan – 白山 白峰

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

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Hakusan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
21 Apr 16598 Aug 16592?Confirmed eruption
Oct 1658Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1582Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Sep 1579Not available3Confirmed eruption
May 155415563Confirmed eruption
1548Not available3?Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 1547Oct 15473Confirmed eruption
1239Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
18 May 1177Not available3?Uncertain eruption
1042Not available3?Confirmed eruption
900Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
884Not available—Uncertain eruption
859Not available—Uncertain eruption
853Not available—Uncertain eruption
Sep 706Not available—Confirmed eruption
500Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
200Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
200 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3900 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5000 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

Hakusan · No current eruption report · 2,702 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air BaseJapan · KMQ · RJNK
    42.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Toyama Kitokito AirportJapan · TOY · RJNT
    66.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Fugen nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    81.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tsuruga nuclear power plantJapanOut of operation · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    81.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Monju nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    84.3 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

KatsuyamaJapan · 26.4 km

OnoJapan · 32.0 km

Tsurugi-asahimachiJapan · 35.0 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.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC