Volcano profile

Japan

Nikko-Shiranesan.

Volcano profile for Nikko-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
Shield volcano
Elevation
2,578 m
Last documented eruption
1952
Coordinates
36.799°, 139.376°
GVP number
283140

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No current eruption report

Japan

Nikko-Shiranesan

Shield volcano

Elevation
2,578 m
Last documented eruption
1952
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.799°, 139.376°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283140
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Nikko-Shiranesan · Live cameras

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Nikko-Shiranesan – Visual webcam: Nikko-Shiranesan – 日光白根山 上小川, Japan Visual webcam

Nikko-Shiranesan – 日光白根山 上小川

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Updated 17 min ago · Last image:

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

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Nikko-Shiranesan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 Jul 195216 Sep 19522Confirmed eruption
22 Aug 1890Not available1Confirmed eruption
4 Dec 1889Not available1Confirmed eruption
12 Mar 1873Not available1Confirmed eruption
14 May 1872Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1871Not available—Uncertain eruption
Feb 1649Not available2Confirmed eruption
1625Not available3Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Nikko-Shiranesan · No current eruption report · 2,578 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Nuclear power plants

  • Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Out of operation · Operating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 7
    98.3 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

NikkōJapan · 22.1 km

ImaichiJapan · 28.9 km

NumataJapan · 34.4 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

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: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC