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
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

Latest catalogue records. 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

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.

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: 2026-09-21

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC