Volcano profile

Japan

Esan.

Name: Esan
Address: JP

Volcano profile for Esan 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: Lava dome
Elevation: 617 m
Last documented eruption: 1874
Coordinates: 41.805°, 141.166°
GVP number: 285011

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No current eruption report

Japan

Esan

Lava dome

Elevation: 617 m
Last documented eruption: 1874

No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics

Coordinates: 41.805°, 141.166°
Volcanic region (GVP): Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP: 285011

Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Live cameras

Esan · Live cameras

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Esan – 恵山高岱

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Updated 6 min ago · Last image: 21 Sep 2026, 13:30 UTC

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

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Esan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

Start	End	VEI	Report status
8 Jun 1874	Not available	1	Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 1846	Not available	1	Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain dating	Not available	—	Confirmed eruption
440 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	—	Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	—	Confirmed eruption
3900 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	—	Confirmed eruption
5770 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	?0	Confirmed eruption
6670 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	3	Confirmed 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

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

Hakodate AirportJapan · HKD · RJCH
28.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

Ohma nuclear power plantJapanUnder constructionReactor units at site: 1
39.0 kmStraight-line distance
Higashidori (Tepco) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
65.5 kmStraight-line distance
Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
71.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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

Nearby places

HakodateJapan · 35.7 km

HonchōJapan · 40.4 km

KamiisoJapan · 43.2 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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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Esan.