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Japan

Akita-Yakeyama.

Volcano profile for Akita-Yakeyama 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
1,366 m
Last documented eruption
1997
Coordinates
39.964°, 140.757°
GVP number
283260

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No current eruption report

Japan

Akita-Yakeyama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,366 m
Last documented eruption
1997
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
39.964°, 140.757°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283260
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Akita-Yakeyama · Live cameras

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Akita-Yakeyama – Visual webcam: Akita-Yakeyama – 秋田焼山 栂森, Japan Visual webcam

Akita-Yakeyama – 秋田焼山 栂森

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

Profile

Akita-Yakeyama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 Aug 199716 Aug 19971Confirmed eruption
11 May 199711 May 19971Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1957Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1951Not available?1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1950Not available1Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 19491 Sep 19491Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1948Not available?1Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1929Not 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Akita-Yakeyama · No current eruption report · 1,366 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Odate Noshiro AirportJapan · ONJ · RJSR
    41.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Akita AirportJapan · AXT · RJSK
    60.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Iwate Hanamaki AirportJapan · HNA · RJSI
    67.8 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

HanawaJapan · 24.6 km

SembokuJapan · 28.3 km

HachimantaiJapan · 32.6 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, 1:38 PM UTC