Volcano profile

Japan

Akan.

Volcano profile for Akan 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
1,499 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
43.3864°, 144.0086°
GVP number
285070

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No current eruption report

Japan

Akan

Caldera

Elevation
1,499 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
43.3864°, 144.0086°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
285070
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Akan · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Akan – Visual webcam: Meakandake – 雌阿寒岳 上徹別, Japan Visual webcam

Meakandake – 雌阿寒岳 上徹別

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Updated 13 min ago · Last image:

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

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Profile

Akan · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Mar 202614 Mar 2026—Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 202516 Sep 20251Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 200828 Nov 20081Confirmed eruption
21 Mar 200621 Mar 20061Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 19989 Nov 19981Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 199621 Nov 19961Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 198818 Feb 19881Confirmed eruption
1 May 19841 May 19841Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 196615 Jun 19661Confirmed eruption
15 May 196515 May 19651Confirmed eruption
18 Jun 19644 Jul 19641Confirmed eruption
28 Apr 196228 Apr 19621Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 196016 Sep 19601Confirmed eruption
15 May 195916 Oct 19591Confirmed eruption
23 Feb 195823 Feb 19581Confirmed eruption
26 Feb 19575 Sep 19571Confirmed eruption
18 Mar 195631 Oct 19561Confirmed eruption
19 Nov 195519 Nov 19551Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 195413 Apr 19541Confirmed eruption
31 Jul 195116 Mar 19521Uncertain eruption
16 Apr 192716 May 19271Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1808Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1780Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
1600Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1550Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1250Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
950Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
250Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
100Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available4PConfirmed eruption
300 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7050 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed 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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Akan · No current eruption report · 1,499 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kushiro AirportJapan · KUH · RJCK
    41.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Memanbetsu AirportJapan · MMB · RJCM
    56.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nakashibetsu AirportJapan · SHB · RJCN
    79.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Nearby places

KitamiJapan · 47.3 km

MotomachiJapan · 49.4 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.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC