Volcano profile

Japan

Kurikomayama.

Volcano profile for Kurikomayama 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
Not available
Last documented eruption
1950
Coordinates
38.961°, 140.788°
GVP number
283210

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No current eruption report

Japan

Kurikomayama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
Not available
Last documented eruption
1950
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
38.961°, 140.788°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283210
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kurikomayama · Live cameras

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Kurikomayama – Visual webcam: Kurikomayama – 栗駒山 大柳, Japan Visual webcam

Kurikomayama – 栗駒山 大柳

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

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Kurikomayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
15 Jan 1950Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Nov 1946Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Nov 194416 Dec 19441Confirmed eruption
1783Not available—Uncertain eruption
3 Feb 1744Not available2Confirmed eruption
1726Uncertain datingNot available?1Confirmed eruption
1450Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
3540 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Kurikomayama · No current eruption report · Not available

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Iwate Hanamaki AirportJapan · HNA · RJSI
    60.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yamagata AirportJapan · GAJ · RJSC
    71.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Akita AirportJapan · AXT · RJSK
    87.7 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
    87.9 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

KuriharaJapan · 29.8 km

IchinosekiJapan · 30.3 km

YuzawaJapan · 33.8 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, 1:38 PM UTC