Volcano profile

Japan

Iwatesan.

Volcano profile for Iwatesan 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
2,038 m
Last documented eruption
1919
Coordinates
39.853°, 141.001°
GVP number
283240

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No current eruption report

Japan

Iwatesan

Volcanic complex

Elevation
2,038 m
Last documented eruption
1919
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
39.853°, 141.001°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283240
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Iwatesan · Live cameras

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Iwatesan – Visual webcam: Iwatesan – 岩手山 柏台, Japan Visual webcam

Iwatesan – 岩手山 柏台

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

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Iwatesan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 Jul 19342 Jul 1935—Uncertain eruption
15 Jul 191915 Jul 19191Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 1732Oct 17322Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 1689Not available?2Uncertain eruption
14 Apr 1687Jul 1687?2Uncertain eruption
26 Mar 168627 Mar 16863Confirmed eruption
1450Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1300Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed 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.

Iwatesan · No current eruption report · 2,038 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Iwate Hanamaki AirportJapan · HNA · RJSI
    48.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Odate Noshiro AirportJapan · ONJ · RJSR
    65.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Akita AirportJapan · AXT · RJSK
    71.9 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

HachimantaiJapan · 12.2 km

TakizawaJapan · 12.7 km

ShizukuishiJapan · 17.7 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC