Volcano profile

Japan

Nishinoshima.

Volcano profile for Nishinoshima 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
160 m
Last documented eruption
2023
Coordinates
27.2439°, 140.8797°
GVP number
284096

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Japan

Nishinoshima

Caldera

Elevation
160 m
Last documented eruption
2023
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
27.2439°, 140.8797°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
284096
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Nishinoshima · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Oct 202213 Oct 20232Confirmed eruption
14 Aug 202115 Aug 20212Confirmed eruption
5 Dec 201927 Aug 20201Confirmed eruption
12 Jul 201821 Jul 20181Confirmed eruption
18 Apr 201717 Aug 20172Confirmed eruption
20 Nov 201317 Nov 20152Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 2001Not available0Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19862 Jul 19900Uncertain 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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Nishinoshima · No current eruption report · 160 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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