Volcano profile

Japan

Zaozan [Zaosan].

Volcano profile for Zaozan [Zaosan] 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
1,841 m
Last documented eruption
1940
Coordinates
38.1439°, 140.4397°
GVP number
283190

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No current eruption report

Japan

Zaozan [Zaosan]

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,841 m
Last documented eruption
1940
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
38.1439°, 140.4397°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283190
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Zaozan [Zaosan] · Live cameras

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Zaozan [Zaosan] – Visual webcam: Zaozan – 蔵王山 刈田岳２, Japan Visual webcam

Zaozan – 蔵王山 刈田岳２

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Updated 19 min ago · Last image:

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

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Zaozan [Zaosan] · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 May 194018 May 19401Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1939Not available?1Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1927Not available?1Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1905Not available?1Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 189714 Jan 1897?1Uncertain eruption
1 Sep 1896Not available?1Uncertain eruption
8 Mar 18968 Mar 18961Confirmed eruption
22 Aug 189528 Sep 18952Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Zaozan [Zaosan] · No current eruption report · 1,841 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yamagata AirportJapan · GAJ · RJSC
    30.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sendai AirportJapan · SDJ · RJSS
    41.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shonai AirportJapan · SYO · RJSY
    93.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 6
    95.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Onagawa nuclear power plantJapanOut of operation · Operating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    96.8 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

YamagataJapan · 11.8 km

KaminoyamaJapan · 14.6 km

ShiroishiJapan · 22.1 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