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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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
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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Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)License: Public Data License 1.0

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Zaozan [Zaosan] · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 May 194018 May 19401Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1939Not available1?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1927Not available1?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1905Not available1?Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 189714 Jan 18971?Uncertain eruption
1 Sep 1896Not available1?Uncertain eruption
8 Mar 18968 Mar 18961Confirmed eruption
22 Aug 189528 Sep 18952Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 189522 Mar 18951Confirmed eruption
3 Jul 18943 Jul 18942?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1890Not available1?Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 187316 Sep 18731?Confirmed eruption
21 Oct 1867Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1833Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 1831Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1830Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 May 1822Not available—Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 18211 May 18212Confirmed eruption
12 Jun 180929 Dec 18092Confirmed eruption
12 Jul 1806Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 1804Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 1796Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Sep 1794Dec 17942Confirmed eruption
29 May 169430 Aug 16942Confirmed eruption
26 Apr 167026 Sep 16702Confirmed eruption
1669Not available3Confirmed eruption
Aug 1668Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1641Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1630Not available2?Confirmed eruption
15 May 162315 Nov 16243Confirmed eruption
1622Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1620Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1400Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available2?Uncertain eruption
133113332?Uncertain eruption
29 Nov 1230Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Oct 1227Not available3Confirmed eruption
28 May 1183Not available2?Confirmed eruption
884Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
Nov 773Not available—Uncertain eruption
300Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2000 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2300 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3350 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3850 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5500 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

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: 2026-11-13

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

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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