Volcano in Japan

Kurikomayama volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Kurikomayama is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Kurikomayama: 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
1900–1963
Elevation
1,627 m 5,338 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Ichinoseki 30 km E

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Is Kurikomayama erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Kurikomayama right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. 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 Kurikomayama

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Kurikomayama 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 Kurikomayama

Kurikomayama is a stratovolcano in Honshu-Japan, Japan, rising to 1,627 m (5,338 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.

The nearest large town is Ichinoseki, about 30 km E of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

2 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Narita (NRT), 356 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.

AirportDistanceDirection
Narita (NRT)356 kmS
Haneda (HND)390 kmSSW

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 Naruko, 26 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.