Volcano profile

Japan

Miyakejima.

Volcano profile for Miyakejima 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
775 m
Last documented eruption
2010
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
34.094°, 139.526°
GVP number
284040

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No current eruption report

Japan

Miyakejima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
775 m
Last documented eruption
2010
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
34.094°, 139.526°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Izu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
284040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Miyakejima · Live cameras

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Miyakejima – Visual webcam: Miyakejima – 三宅島 坪田, Japan Visual webcam

Miyakejima – 三宅島 坪田

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

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Miyakejima · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
10 Apr 201021 Jul 20101Confirmed eruption
1 Apr 20091 Apr 20091Confirmed eruption
8 May 20088 May 20081Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 20087 Jan 20081Confirmed eruption
23 Aug 200623 Aug 20061Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 200617 Feb 20061Confirmed eruption
12 Apr 200518 May 20051Confirmed eruption
30 Nov 20049 Dec 20041Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 200124 Nov 20022Confirmed eruption
27 Jun 200028 Sep 20003Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 19834 Oct 19833Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 196227 Aug 19622Confirmed eruption
12 Jul 19405 Aug 19403Confirmed eruption
3 Jul 187417 Jul 18743Confirmed eruption
11 Nov 1835Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 181128 Jan 18112Confirmed eruption
17 Aug 176317694Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 171217143?Confirmed eruption
23 Apr 1709Not available—Uncertain eruption
31 Mar 1643Apr 16433Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 1595Not available2Confirmed eruption
Mar 1535Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Dec 1469Not available3Confirmed eruption
Nov 1154Not available3Confirmed eruption
1085Not available2Confirmed eruption
850Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
23 Jun 832Not available3Confirmed eruption
750Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
500Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
320Uncertain datingNot available3?Confirmed eruption
260Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
600 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
950 BCEUncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
1250 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1800 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2000 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2900 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
6450 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed 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.

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Volcano at a glance

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Miyakejima · No current eruption report · 775 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Miyakejima AirportJapan · MYE · RJTQ
    3.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Niijima AirportJapan · RJAN
    38.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Oshima AirportJapan · OIM · RJTO
    78.0 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

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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: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC