Volcano profile

Japan

Naruko.

Volcano profile for Naruko 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
Caldera
Elevation
470 m
Last documented eruption
837
Coordinates
38.729°, 140.734°
GVP number
283200

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No current eruption report

Japan

Naruko

Caldera

Elevation
470 m
Last documented eruption
837
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
38.729°, 140.734°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283200
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Naruko · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
23 May 837Not available1Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1350 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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

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Naruko · No current eruption report · 470 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Yamagata AirportJapan · GAJ · RJSC
    47.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sendai AirportJapan · SDJ · RJSS
    67.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shonai AirportJapan · SYO · RJSY
    82.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Onagawa nuclear power plantJapanOut of operation · Operating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    76.1 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

Naka-niidaJapan · 20.6 km

KuriharaJapan · 23.2 km

ŌsakiJapan · 26.0 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

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC