Volcano profile

Japan

Azumayama.

Volcano profile for Azumayama 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
1,949 m
Last documented eruption
1977
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
37.735°, 140.244°
GVP number
283180

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No current eruption report

Japan

Azumayama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,949 m
Last documented eruption
1977
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
37.735°, 140.244°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283180
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Azumayama · Live cameras

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Azumayama – Visual webcam: Azumayama – 吾妻山 上野寺, Japan Visual webcam

Azumayama – 吾妻山 上野寺

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

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Azumayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Dec 19777 Dec 19771Confirmed eruption
16 May 196616 Aug 19661Uncertain eruption
18 Jun 1952Not available1Uncertain eruption
10 Feb 195019 Feb 19501Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 191414 Nov 19141Uncertain eruption
5 Sep 189619 Sep 18961Uncertain eruption
8 Mar 189513 Sep 18951Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 189412 Apr 18941Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 189310 Nov 18931Confirmed eruption
19 May 189313 Jul 18931Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1844Not available1?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1800Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1711Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
1331Not available1Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
950 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3000 BCEUncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
4150 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5400 BCEUncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
5700 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed 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.
Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Azumayama · No current eruption report · 1,949 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Fukushima AirportJapan · FKS · RJSF
    58.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sendai AirportJapan · SDJ · RJSS
    74.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yamagata AirportJapan · GAJ · RJSC
    76.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 6
    77.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Fukushima Daini nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    83.2 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

FukushimaJapan · 19.7 km

YonezawaJapan · 22.4 km

NihommatsuJapan · 23.7 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