Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Iwatesan in Japan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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Japan
Volcanic complex
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Live cameras
Recent images from official volcano observatories.
Visual webcam
Updated 7 min ago · Last image:
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)License: Public Data License 1.0
Visual webcam
Updated 7 min ago · Last image:
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)License: Public Data License 1.0
Visual webcam
Camera currently unavailable.
Updated 4 785 min ago · Last image:
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Profile
All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1934 | 2 Jul 1935 | — | Uncertain eruption |
| 15 Jul 1919 | 15 Jul 1919 | 1 | Confirmed eruption |
| 22 Jan 1732 | Oct 1732 | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 22 Jun 1689 | Not available | 2? | Uncertain eruption |
| 14 Apr 1687 | Jul 1687 | 2? | Uncertain eruption |
| 26 Mar 1686 | 27 Mar 1686 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1450Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1300Uncertain dating | Not available | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 150Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 350 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1500 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2000 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2050 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2700 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2950 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3050 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 0 | Confirmed eruption |
| 3750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4350 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 0 | Confirmed eruption |
| 4850 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4900 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 5650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 6300 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 6450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
Nearby earthquakes ↗QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
Radius · 100 km
Japan · HNA · RJSIJapan · ONJ · RJSRJapan · AXT · RJSKSource: 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
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QuakeMap24
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.
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0