Volcano profile

Japan

Kusatsu-Shiranesan.

Volcano profile for Kusatsu-Shiranesan 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
2,165 m
Last documented eruption
2018
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
36.618°, 138.528°
GVP number
283120

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No current eruption report

Japan

Kusatsu-Shiranesan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,165 m
Last documented eruption
2018
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.618°, 138.528°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283120
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kusatsu-Shiranesan · Live cameras

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Kusatsu-Shiranesan – Visual webcam: Kusatsu-Shiranesan – 草津白根山 奥山田, Japan Visual webcam

Kusatsu-Shiranesan – 草津白根山 奥山田

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

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Kusatsu-Shiranesan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Jan 201823 Jan 20181Confirmed eruption
6 Jan 19896 Jan 19891Uncertain eruption
26 Jul 198321 Dec 19831Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 198229 Dec 19821Confirmed eruption
2 Mar 19762 Mar 19761Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1958Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 1942Not available1Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 194119 Jan 19411?Confirmed eruption
7 Apr 194013 Sep 19401?Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 193928 Aug 19391Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 19385 Oct 19381Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 193716 Feb 19381Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1934Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1933Not available—Uncertain eruption
1 Oct 193216 Nov 19323Confirmed eruption
29 Dec 192731 Dec 19272Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 192530 Jan 19252Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 190516 Oct 19052Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1903Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Jul 190224 Sep 19021Confirmed eruption
1 Oct 19001 Oct 19001Confirmed eruption
8 Jul 189716 Aug 18972Confirmed eruption
6 Aug 188216 Aug 18822Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1805Not available2Confirmed eruption
1470Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1120 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
3750 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
6270 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6550 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

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Kusatsu-Shiranesan · No current eruption report · 2,165 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Out of operation · Operating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 7
    90.0 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

SuzakaJapan · 19.2 km

NakanoJapan · 20.6 km

NakanojōJapan · 28.1 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