Volcano profile

Japan

Osorezan.

Volcano profile for Osorezan 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
878 m
Last documented eruption
1787
Coordinates
41.279°, 141.12°
GVP number
283290

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Japan

Osorezan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
878 m
Last documented eruption
1787
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
41.279°, 141.12°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283290
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Osorezan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1787Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Osorezan · No current eruption report · 878 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Hakodate AirportJapan · HKD · RJCH
    60.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseJapan · MSJ · RJSM
    67.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aomori AirportJapan · AOJ · RJSA
    70.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Higashidori (Tepco) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    20.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    24.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ohma nuclear power plantJapanUnder constructionReactor units at site: 1
    30.9 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

MutsuJapan · 8.2 km

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

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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