Find list of active and inactive volcanoes in different region, their elevation, geo-coordinates, location map, when they last erupted and related info. A volcano is a rupture in the Earth crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. |
Volcanoes in Hokkaido
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Lake Kuttara | 581 m | 1,906 ft | 42.49°N, 141.16°E | |
Lake Mashū | 855 m | 2,805 ft | 43.57°N, 144.57°E | |
Lake Shikotsu | 1,320 m | 4,331 ft | 42.7°N, 141.33°E | Holocene |
Mount Asahi (Daisetsuzan) | 2,290 m | 7,513 ft | 43.66°N, 142.86°E | 1739 |
Mount Iō (Shiretoko) | 1,563 m | 5,128 ft | 44.13°N, 145.17°E | 1936 |
Mount Meakan | 1,499 m | 4,916 ft | 43.38°N, 144.02°E | 2008 |
Mount Rausu | 1,660 m | 5,446 ft | 44.07°N, 145.13°E | 1880 |
Mount Rishiri | 1,721 m | 5,646 ft | 45.18°N, 141.25°E | 5830 BC |
Mount Shiretoko | 1,254 m | 4,114 ft | 44.24°N, 145.27°E | 200,000 BC |
Mount Yōtei | 1,898 m | 6,227 ft | 42.5°N, 140.8°E | 1050 BC |
Nigorigawa | 356 m | 1,168 ft | 42.12°N, 140.45°E | Pleistocene |
Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group | 2,013 m | 6,604 ft | 43.45°N, 143.04°E | 1899 |
Niseko | 1,154 m | 3,786 ft | 42.88°N, 140.63°E | 4050 BC |
Oshima | 737 m | 2,418 ft | 41.5°N, 139.37°E | 1790 |
Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group | 1,430 m | 4,692 ft | 43.31°N, 143.1°E | Holocene |
Shiribetsu | 1,107 m | 3,632 ft | 42.77°N, 140.92°E | Holocene |
Shōwa-shinzan | 731 m | 2,400 ft | 42.5°N, 140.8°E | 1945 |
Volcanoes in Honshu
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Abu (volcano) | 571 m | 1,873 ft | 34.5°N, 131.6°E | |
Akita-Komaga-Take | 1,637 m | 5,371 ft | 39.75°N, 140.8°E | 1971 |
Akita-Yake-Yama | 1,366 m | 4,482 ft | 39.97°N, 140.77°E | 1997 |
Hachimantai | 1,614 m | 5,295 ft | 39.95°N, 140.85°E | |
Hakkōda Mountains | 1,585 m | 5,200 ft | 40.66°N, 140.88°E | 1997 |
Hijiori | 516 m | 1,693 ft | 38.61°N, 140.18°E | 8300 BC ± 1000 years |
Hiuchi | 2,346 m | 7,730 ft | 36.95°N, 139.28°E | 1544 |
Iwaki | 1,625 m | 5,331 ft | 40.65°N, 140.3°E | 1863 |
Iwate | 2,041 m | 6,696 ft | 39.85°N, 141.0°E | 1919 |
Izu-Tobu | 1,406 m | 4,613 ft | 34.92°N, 139.12°E | 1989 |
Kanpu | 355 m | 1,165 ft | 39.93°N, 139.88°E | 750 BC |
Kurikoma | 1,628 m | 5,341 ft | 38.95°N, 140.78°E | 1950 |
Megata | 291 m | 955 ft | 39.95°N, 139.73°E | 2050 BC |
Mount Adatara | 1,718 m | 5,635 ft | 37.62°N, 140.28°E | 1990 |
Mount Akagi | 1,828 m | 5,997 ft | 36.53°N, 139.18°E | |
Mount Asama | 2,544 m | 8,340 ft | 36.24°N, 138.31°E | 2009 |
Mount Azuma | 1,705 m | 5,594 ft | 37.73°N, 140.25°E | 1977 |
Mount Bandai | 1,819 m | 5,968 ft | 37.6°N, 140.08°E | 1888 |
Mount Chōkai | 2,237 m | 7,326 ft | 39.08°N, 140.03°E | 1974 |
Mount Fuji | 3,776 m | 12,388 ft | 35.36°N, 138.73°E | 1707 |
Mount Hakone | 1,438 m | 4,720 ft | 35.22°N, 139.02°E | 950 BC ± 100 years |
Mount Haku | 2,702 m | 8,865 ft | 36.15°N, 136.78°E | 1659 |
Mount Haruna | 1,449 m | 4,754 ft | 36.47°N, 138.88°E | 550 ± 10 years |
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane | 2,160 m | 7,123 ft | 36.63°N, 138.55°E | 1989 |
Mount Mutsuhiuchi | 781 m | 2,562 ft | 41.43°N, 141.07°E | Pleistocene |
Mount Myōkō | 2,446 m | 8,025 ft | 36.88°N, 138.12°E | 2360 BC ± 150 years |
Mount Nantai | 2,484 m | 8,148 ft | 36.77°N, 139.5°E | |
Mount Nasu | 1,917 m | 6,283 ft | 37.12°N, 139.97°E | 1963 |
Mount Niigatayake | 2,400 m | 7,874 ft | 36.92°N, 138.03°E | 1998 |
Mount Nikkō-Shirane | 2,578 m | 8,458 ft | 36.8°N, 139.4°E | 1890 |
Mount Norikura | 3,026 m | 9,928 ft | 36.12°N, 137.55°E | 6870 BC ± 500 years |
Mount Ontake | 3,063 m | 10,049 ft | 35.89°N, 137.48°E | 2014 |
Mount Osore | 879 m | 2,884 ft | 41.32°N, 141.08°E | 1787 |
Mount Tate | 2,621 m | 8,599 ft | 36.57°N, 137.6°E | 1858 |
Mount Tateshina | 2,530 m | 8,300 ft | 36.1°N, 138.3°E | |
Mount Yake | 2,455 m | 8,054 ft | 36.22°N, 138.59°E | 1995 |
Mount Zaō | 1,841 m | 6,040 ft | 38.15°N, 140.45°E | 1940 |
Narugo | 462 m | 1,542 ft | 38.73°N, 140.73°E | 837 |
Numazawa | 1,100 m | 3,609 ft | 37.43°N, 139.58°E | 2980 BC ± 150 years |
Oki-Dogo | 151 m | 495 ft | 36.17°N, 133.33°E | |
Omanago Group | 2,367 m | 7,766 ft | 36.78°N, 139.5°E | |
Sanbe Group | 1,126 m | 3,694 ft | 35.13°N, 132.62°E | 1760 BC ± 150 years |
Shiga | 2,036 m | 6,696 ft | 36.7°N, 138.52°E | |
Takahara | 1,795 m | 5,889 ft | 36.9°N, 139.78°E | 4570 BC |
Towada | 1,159 m | 3,802 ft | 40.47°N, 140.92°E | 915 |
Washiba-Kumontaira | 2,924 m | 9,593 ft | 36.41°N, 137.59°E | 4000 BC |
Volcanoes in Izu Islands
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Aogashima | 423 m | 1,388 ft | 32.45°N, 139.77°E | 1785 |
Bayonnaise Rocks | 11 m | 36 ft | 31.88°N, 139.92°E | 1970 |
Hachijō-jima | 854 m | 2,802 ft | 33.13°N, 139.77°E | 1707 |
Kōzu-shima | 574 m | 1,877 ft | 34.22°N, 139.15°E | 838 |
Kurose Hole | -107 m | -351 ft | 33.4°N, 139.68°E | |
Mikura-jima | 851 m | 2,792 ft | 33.87°N, 139.61°E | 3450 BC |
Miyake-jima | 813 m | 2,674 ft | 34.08°N, 139.53°E | 2010 |
Myōjin-shō | 360 m | 1,181 ft | 32.1°N, 139.85°E | |
Nii-jima | 432 m | 1,417 ft | 34.37°N, 139.27°E | 886 |
Ōshima | 758 m | 2,507 ft | 34.72°N, 139.38°E | 1990 |
Tori-shima | 403 m | 1,293 ft | 30.48°N, 140.32°E | 2002 |
To-shima | 508 m | 1,667 ft | 34.52°N, 139.28°E | 4050 BC |
Volcanoes in Kyushu
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Fukue-jima | 317 m | 1,040 ft | 32.65°N, 128.86°E | 550 BC |
Ibusuki Volcanic Field | 922 m | 3,025 ft | 31.22°N, 130.57°E | 885 |
Mount Aso | 1,592 m | 5,223 ft | 32.88°N, 131.11°E | 2004 |
Mount Kirishima | 1,700 m | 5,577 ft | 31.93°N, 130.86°E | 2011 |
Mount Kuju | 1,791 m | 5,876 ft | 33.08°N, 131.25°E | 1996 |
Mount Tsurumi | 1,584 m | 5,197 ft | 33.28°N, 131.43°E | 867 |
Mount Unzen | 1,500 m | 4,921 ft | 32.76°N, 130.29°E | 1996 |
Sakura-jima | 1,117 m | 3,665 ft | 31.59°N, 130.66°E | 2013 |
Shinmoedake | 1,412 m | 4,662 ft | 31.54°N, 130.53°E | 2011 |
Sumiyoshi-Ike | 100 m | 328 ft | 31.77°N, 130.59°E | 4550 BC |
Volcanoes in Nansei Islands
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Akusekijima | 586 m | 1,923 ft | 29.45°N, 129.6°E | |
Gajajima | | | | |
Iōtorishima | 212 m | 696 ft | 27.88°N, 128.22°E | 1968 |
Iriomote-jima | 200 m | 656 ft | 24.56°N, 124.0°E | 1924 |
Kikai Caldera | 704 m | 2,310 ft | 30.79°N, 130.31°E | 2004 |
Kogajajima | 301 m | 988 ft | 29.88°N, 129.63°E | |
Kuchinoerabu-jima | 649 m | 2,129 ft | 30.43°N, 130.22°E | 1999 |
Kuchinoshima | | | | |
Otake (Naka-no-shima) | 979 m | 3,212 ft | 29.85°N, 129.87°E | 1949 |
Suwanosejima | 799 m | 2,621 ft | 29.53°N, 129.72°E | 2007 |
Yokoate-jima | 495 m | 1,624 ft | 29.53°N, 129.72°E | 1835 ± 30 years |
Volcanoes in Other
Name | Height (meter) | Height (feet) | Coordinates | Last Eruption |
Fukujin | -217 m | -712 ft | 21.93°N, 143.47°E | 1974 |
Fukutoku-Okanoba | -14 m | -46 ft | 24.28°N, 141.49°E | 2005 |
Iwo Jima | 161 m | 528 ft | 24.28°N, 141.52°E | 1997 |
Kaitoku Seamount | -103 m | -338 ft | 26.12°N, 141.1°E | 1984 |
Kasuga Seamount | -598 m | -1,962 ft | 21.77°N, 143.71°E | 1959 |
Kita-Fukutokutai | -73 m | -239 ft | 24.41°N, 141.42°E | 1954 |
Kita-Iwojima | 792 m | 2,598 ft | 25.43°N, 141.23°E | 1953 |
Minami Kasuga | -170 m | -558 ft | 21.6°N, 143.64°E | |
Minami-Hiyoshi | -30 m | -98 ft | 23.5°N, 141.94°E | 1975 |
Nikko- | -391 m | -1,283 ft | 23.08°N, 143.31°E | |
Nishinoshima | 38 m | 125 ft | 27.27°N, 140.88°E | 2014 |
Oyama | 815 m | 2,674 ft | 34.08°N, 139.53°E | 2005 |
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