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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
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

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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

Latest catalogue records. 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 available?1Confirmed 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

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.

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

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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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: 2026-09-21

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC