Volcano in Japan
Izu-Tobu volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Izu-Tobu is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Izu-Tobu: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later
- Elevation
- 1,406 m 4,613 ft
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Mishima 29 km NW
Is Izu-Tobu erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Izu-Tobu right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Izu-Tobu
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Izu-Tobu in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Izu-Tobu
Izu-Tobu is a pyroclastic cone in Honshu-Japan, Japan, rising to 1,406 m (4,613 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Pyroclastic (cinder) cones are built from ejected fragments, usually in short-lived eruptions.
The nearest large town is Mishima, about 29 km NW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Mishima (29 km) earthquakes nearby
- Numazu (31 km) earthquakes nearby
- Odawara (40 km) earthquakes nearby
- Fuji (48 km) earthquakes nearby
- Hiratsuka (52 km) earthquakes nearby
- Hadano (54 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
3 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Haneda (HND), 95 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
| Airport | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Haneda (HND) | 95 km | NE |
| Narita (NRT) | 152 km | NE |
| Kansai (KIX) | 356 km | W |
Other volcanoes in Japan
Japan has 52 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 3 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Izu-Oshima, 33 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.