Volcano profile

Japan

Adatarayama.

Volcano profile for Adatarayama 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
1,728 m
Last documented eruption
1996
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
37.647°, 140.281°
GVP number
283170

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No current eruption report

Japan

Adatarayama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,728 m
Last documented eruption
1996
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
37.647°, 140.281°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283170
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Adatarayama · Live cameras

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Adatarayama – Visual webcam: Adatarayama – 安達太良山 若宮, Japan Visual webcam

Adatarayama – 安達太良山 若宮

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

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Adatarayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Sep 19961 Sep 19961Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 190017 Jul 19002Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 189912 Nov 18992Confirmed eruption
10 Jan 1813Not available1?Uncertain eruption
950Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
590 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2600 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4300 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
6150 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
6650 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
8050 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Adatarayama · No current eruption report · 1,728 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Fukushima AirportJapan · FKS · RJSF
    48.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sendai AirportJapan · SDJ · RJSS
    78.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yamagata AirportJapan · GAJ · RJSC
    85.4 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 6
    70.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Fukushima Daini nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    75.4 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

NihommatsuJapan · 15.2 km

MotomiyaJapan · 18.2 km

FukushimaJapan · 20.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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