Volcano profile

Japan

Akita-Komagatake.

Volcano profile for Akita-Komagatake 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
1,637 m
Last documented eruption
1971
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
39.761°, 140.799°
GVP number
283230

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No current eruption report

Japan

Akita-Komagatake

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,637 m
Last documented eruption
1971
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
39.761°, 140.799°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283230
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Akita-Komagatake · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Sep 197026 Jan 19712Confirmed eruption
21 Jul 193224 Jul 19322Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1902Not available1?Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 189016 Jan 18912Confirmed eruption
1100Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
807Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
400Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
200 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
350 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5950 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
6150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6350 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
7100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7850 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
8300 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
8800 BCEUncertain datingNot available3?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.

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Volcano at a glance

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Akita-Komagatake · No current eruption report · 1,637 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Iwate Hanamaki AirportJapan · HNA · RJSI
    46.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Akita AirportJapan · AXT · RJSK
    52.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Odate Noshiro AirportJapan · ONJ · RJSR
    60.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

SembokuJapan · 7.3 km

ShizukuishiJapan · 17.5 km

TakizawaJapan · 29.1 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC