Volcano profile

Japan

Sumisujima.

Volcano profile for Sumisujima 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
Caldera
Elevation
136 m
Last documented eruption
1916
Coordinates
31.44°, 140.051°
GVP number
284080

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Japan

Sumisujima

Caldera

Elevation
136 m
Last documented eruption
1916
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
31.44°, 140.051°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Izu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
284080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Sumisujima · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Sep 20245 Oct 2024—Uncertain eruption
8 Mar 20058 Mar 20050Uncertain eruption
6 Nov 20036 Nov 20030Uncertain eruption
4 Sep 20024 Sep 20020Uncertain eruption
31 Oct 200128 Feb 20020Uncertain eruption
30 Oct 200030 Oct 20000Uncertain eruption
27 Oct 199813 Jan 19990Uncertain eruption
21 Nov 199721 Nov 19970Uncertain 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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Sumisujima · No current eruption report · 136 m

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC