Volcano profile

Japan

Izu-Oshima.

Volcano profile for Izu-Oshima in Japan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
758 m
Last documented eruption
1990
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
34.724°, 139.394°
GVP number
284010

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No current eruption report

Japan

Izu-Oshima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
758 m
Last documented eruption
1990
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
34.724°, 139.394°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Izu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
284010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Izu-Oshima · Japan

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
4 Oct 19904 Oct 19902Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 198727 Jan 19882Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 198618 Dec 19863Confirmed eruption
28 Feb 197420 Jun 19741Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 19715 Apr 19711Confirmed eruption
30 Jun 197012 Nov 19701Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 197031 Jan 19701Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 196916 Jul 19691Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 196828 Jul 19681Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 196819 Jan 19681Confirmed eruption
16 May 196716 Aug 19671Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 196513 Jun 19661Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 196216 May 19651Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1961Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 195916 Nov 19601Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 195916 Jan 19591Confirmed eruption
17 Apr 195813 Jun 19581Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 195716 Dec 19571Confirmed eruption
25 Aug 195626 Aug 19561?Uncertain eruption
3 Jan 19566 Jan 19561Confirmed eruption
5 Oct 19538 Feb 19541Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 195028 Jun 19512Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 194019 Aug 19401Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 193916 Sep 19391Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 193916 Feb 19391?Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 193811 Aug 19381Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 193716 Aug 19370Confirmed eruption
26 Apr 19356 May 19350Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1934Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Apr 193425 Apr 19340Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 193316 Nov 19330Confirmed eruption
7 Aug 19288 Aug 19282Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 192230 Jan 19231Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1920Not available—Uncertain eruption
18 May 191923 Dec 19190Confirmed eruption
10 Oct 191525 Oct 19152Confirmed eruption
15 May 191426 May 19142Confirmed eruption
23 Feb 191225 Jan 19131Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1910Not available1Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 18765 Feb 18772Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1870Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1868Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1846Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18372 Jul 18382Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1827Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 18222 Jul 18242Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1821Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 180314 Nov 18032Confirmed eruption
1792Not available2Confirmed eruption
1789Not available2Confirmed eruption
178317862Confirmed eruption
31 Aug 177717793Confirmed eruption
12 Apr 1695Not available—Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 168416903Confirmed eruption
26 Aug 1637Apr 1638—Confirmed eruption
1634Not available—Confirmed eruption
1623Not available—Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 1612Not available—Confirmed eruption
Oct 1600Not available—Confirmed eruption
7 Oct 155215 Oct 15523Confirmed eruption
1471Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 14421443—Confirmed eruption
14 May 1421Not available4Confirmed eruption
2 Sep 1416Uncertain dating14172Confirmed eruption
21 May 1415Not available—Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 133815 Nov 13383Confirmed eruption
1307Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1245Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
1183Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 111226 Dec 1112—Uncertain eruption
936Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Jun 886Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 854Uncertain dating8564Confirmed eruption
Aug 838Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
822Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
713Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
700Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 684Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
680Uncertain dating26 Mar 6814Confirmed eruption
654Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
625Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
580Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
340Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
250Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
150 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
600 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
900 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1200 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4000 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4250 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4920 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Izu-Oshima · No current eruption report · 758 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Oshima AirportJapan · OIM · RJTO
    7.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Niijima AirportJapan · RJAN
    41.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Miyakejima AirportJapan · MYE · RJTQ
    73.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: 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

Nearby places

ItōJapan · 39.1 km

ShimodaJapan · 41.4 km

IzuJapan · 49.3 km

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

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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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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC