Volcano profile

Japan

Shikotsu.

Volcano profile for Shikotsu 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
1,320 m
Last documented eruption
1981
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
42.688°, 141.38°
GVP number
285040

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No current eruption report

Japan

Shikotsu

Caldera

Elevation
1,320 m
Last documented eruption
1981
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
42.688°, 141.38°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
285040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Shikotsu · Live cameras

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Shikotsu – Visual webcam: Tarumaesan – 樽前山 別々川, Japan Visual webcam

Tarumaesan – 樽前山 別々川

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

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Shikotsu · Japan

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Feb 198127 Feb 19811Confirmed eruption
12 Dec 197811 May 19791Confirmed eruption
14 May 197817 May 19781Confirmed eruption
19 Nov 195414 Feb 19551Confirmed eruption
2 May 19542 May 19541Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 195314 Sep 19531Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 195128 Jul 19512Confirmed eruption
29 Jan 195129 Jan 19512Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 194715 Oct 19471?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19442 Jul 19441Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 193626 Nov 19361Confirmed eruption
19 Apr 193619 Apr 19361Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 193314 Dec 19332Confirmed eruption
11 Oct 193124 Oct 19311Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 192810 Feb 19291Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 19287 Jan 19282Confirmed eruption
19 Oct 192630 Oct 19262Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 192323 Aug 19231Confirmed eruption
6 Jul 19216 Jul 19211Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 192023 Jul 19201Confirmed eruption
4 May 19194 May 19192Confirmed eruption
13 Jun 191831 Jul 19181Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 191712 May 19172Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 190922 Apr 19093Confirmed eruption
17 Aug 189417 Aug 18942Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 18948 Feb 18942Confirmed eruption
3 Sep 18878 Oct 18872Confirmed eruption
13 Apr 188628 Apr 18862Confirmed eruption
4 Jan 188526 Mar 18852Confirmed eruption
7 Oct 18835 Nov 18832Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 187416 Feb 18743Confirmed eruption
25 Dec 187128 Dec 18712Uncertain eruption
8 Sep 1867Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18042 Jul 18173Confirmed eruption
19 Aug 173931 Aug 17395Confirmed eruption
1707Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
23 Sep 166726 Sep 16675Confirmed eruption
1550Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1500Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
100 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
6950 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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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Shikotsu · No current eruption report · 1,320 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • New Chitose AirportJapan · CTS · RJCC
    27.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sapporo Okadama AirportJapan · OKD · RJCO
    47.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nuclear power plants

  • Tomari nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Out of operationReactor units at site: 3
    80.6 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

ShiraoiJapan · 15.5 km

TomakomaiJapan · 19.1 km

ChitoseJapan · 26.6 km

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

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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: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC