Volcano profile

Japan

Towada.

Volcano profile for Towada 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
Caldera
Elevation
1,011 m
Last documented eruption
915
Coordinates
40.51°, 140.88°
GVP number
283271

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No current eruption report

Japan

Towada

Caldera

Elevation
1,011 m
Last documented eruption
915
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
40.51°, 140.88°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283271
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Live cameras

Towada · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Towada – Visual webcam: Towada – 十和田 銀山, Japan Visual webcam

Towada – 十和田 銀山

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

Profile

Towada · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
12 Aug 915Not available5Confirmed eruption
750 BCEUncertain datingNot available+4Confirmed eruption
4150 BCEUncertain datingNot available+5Confirmed eruption
5550 BCEUncertain datingNot available?3Confirmed eruption
6250 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
7250 BCEUncertain datingNot available?5Confirmed eruption
8250 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
9490 BCEUncertain 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.

Towada · No current eruption report · 1,011 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Aomori AirportJapan · AOJ · RJSA
    29.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseJapan · MSJ · RJSM
    46.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Odate Noshiro AirportJapan · ONJ · RJSR
    55.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    86.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Higashidori (Tepco) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    90.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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

Nearby places

HirakawaJapan · 27.5 km

KuroishiJapan · 29.2 km

TowadaJapan · 30.5 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

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.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC