Volcano profile

Japan

Aogashima.

Volcano profile for Aogashima 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
423 m
Last documented eruption
1785
Coordinates
32.458°, 139.759°
GVP number
284060

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No current eruption report

Japan

Aogashima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
423 m
Last documented eruption
1785
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
32.458°, 139.759°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Izu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
284060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Aogashima · Live cameras

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Aogashima – Visual webcam: Aogashima – 青ヶ島 手取山, Japan Visual webcam

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

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Aogashima · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Jul 1780May 17853Confirmed eruption
167016802Confirmed eruption
1652Not available3Confirmed eruption
600 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1200 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1800 BCEUncertain datingNot available?2Confirmed 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.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Aogashima · No current eruption report · 423 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hachijojima AirportJapan · HAC · RJTH
    73.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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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, 1:38 PM UTC