Volcano profile

Japan

Asamayama.

Volcano profile for Asamayama in Japan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Volcanic complex
Elevation
2,568 m
Last documented eruption
2019
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
36.406°, 138.523°
GVP number
283110

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No current eruption report

Japan

Asamayama

Volcanic complex

Elevation
2,568 m
Last documented eruption
2019
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.406°, 138.523°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283110
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Asamayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Aug 201925 Aug 20192Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 201519 Jun 20151Confirmed eruption
21 Jan 20092 May 20092Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 200814 Aug 20081Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 20049 Dec 20042Confirmed eruption
6 Feb 200318 Apr 20031Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 199020 Jul 19902Confirmed eruption
8 Apr 19838 Apr 19832Confirmed eruption
2 Oct 19822 Oct 19821Confirmed eruption
26 Apr 198226 Apr 19822Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 197324 May 19732Confirmed eruption
23 May 196523 May 19652Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 196116 Nov 19612Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 195826 Aug 19592Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 19532 Aug 19553Confirmed eruption
7 Jun 195214 Jun 19522Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 195216 Jan 19521?Uncertain eruption
23 Sep 195017 Jun 19511Confirmed eruption
10 Mar 194924 Oct 19492Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 194714 Aug 19471Confirmed eruption
29 Oct 194630 Oct 19462Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 194416 Nov 19452Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 193816 Dec 19421Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 193416 Jul 19373Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 193416 Jun 19341Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 193411 Feb 19341Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 19333 Aug 19332Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 193121 Sep 19323Confirmed eruption
18 Apr 193017 Oct 19302Confirmed eruption
18 Sep 192915 Nov 19292Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 19295 Apr 19292Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 192725 Jul 19282Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 192429 Sep 19242Confirmed eruption
6 Dec 19205 Apr 19222Confirmed eruption
14 Mar 191927 Aug 19192Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1918Not available—Uncertain eruption
3 May 191731 Jul 19171Confirmed eruption
12 May 19162 Oct 19161Confirmed eruption
13 May 191527 Aug 19151Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 191416 Dec 19142Confirmed eruption
29 Jan 190924 Jun 19141Confirmed eruption
5 Aug 190823 Sep 19082Confirmed eruption
13 Feb 190819 Feb 19082Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 190724 Aug 19072Confirmed eruption
18 Jan 190728 Mar 19072Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 19066 Apr 19062Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1905Not available—Uncertain eruption
4 Aug 19044 Aug 19042Confirmed eruption
28 May 190330 Jun 19032Uncertain eruption
5 Aug 190220 Aug 19022Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 19027 Feb 19022Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 190016 Oct 19012Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 18997 Aug 18992Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 1899Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 189414 Jun 18942Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1892Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 189116 Nov 1891—Confirmed eruption
24 Dec 1889Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Sep 187928 Sep 18792Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1878Not available2Uncertain eruption
14 Jun 1875Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 186923 Oct 18692Confirmed eruption
28 Feb 1815Not available3Confirmed eruption
7 Nov 180321 Nov 18032Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 1803Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 May 17835 Aug 17834Confirmed eruption
Sep 1779Not available—Uncertain eruption
1777Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Sep 1776Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Aug 1769Not available—Confirmed eruption
Apr 1762Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 17556 Aug 17552Confirmed eruption
7 Aug 175419 Aug 17542Confirmed eruption
Sep 1752Oct 17522?Confirmed eruption
30 Jul 1733Not available2Confirmed eruption
30 Jul 1732Not available2Confirmed eruption
1731Not available2Confirmed eruption
Nov 1729Dec 17292Confirmed eruption
Feb 1729Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Nov 1728Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Aug 1723Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 17225 Feb 17232Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 1721Not available1Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 1720Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Jun 171911 Jun 1719—Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 1718Not available2Confirmed eruption
23 Sep 1717Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Jun 1713Not available2Confirmed eruption
13 Apr 1711Not available2Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 171013 Apr 17102Confirmed eruption
29 Dec 17088 Jan 17092Confirmed eruption
20 Nov 1706Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Feb 17049 Feb 17042Confirmed eruption
1703Not available2Confirmed eruption
23 Jun 1695Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 166915 Apr 16692Confirmed eruption
21 Oct 1661Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Apr 166127 Apr 16612Confirmed eruption
8 Apr 1660Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Jul 1659Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Jul 1658Not available2Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 1657Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Dec 1656Not available2Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 1655Not available2Confirmed eruption
165316542?Uncertain eruption
12 Apr 1652Not available2Confirmed eruption
12 Apr 1651Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1650Not available2?Uncertain eruption
17 Aug 164918 Aug 16492Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 1648Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Mar 1648Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Feb 164725 Mar 16472Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 164521 May 16452Confirmed eruption
20 Feb 1644Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 1609Not available2Confirmed eruption
Dec 1605Feb 16062Confirmed eruption
1604Not available2Uncertain eruption
14 Jan 160028 Jan 16003?Confirmed eruption
13 May 1598Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Apr 1597Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 May 1596Sep 15963Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 1595Not available2?Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 1591Not available3?Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 1591Not available2?Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 1590Not available2?Confirmed eruption
3 Jul 1582Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1582Not available2Confirmed eruption
1534Not available—Uncertain eruption
14 Jan 1532Not available—Uncertain eruption
1528Not available2Confirmed eruption
May 1527Not available2Confirmed eruption
1518Not available—Uncertain eruption
7 Jul 1427Not available—Uncertain eruption
3 Jul 1281Not available3Uncertain eruption
1128Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Aug 1108Oct 11085Confirmed eruption
Apr 685Not available3Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 350Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1130 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
3450 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4700 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7200 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Asamayama · No current eruption report · 2,568 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Shinshu-Matsumoto AirportJapan · MMJ · RJAF
    60.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Nearby places

MiyotaJapan · 7.8 km

KaruizawaJapan · 11.7 km

KomoroJapan · 12.8 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