Volcano in Japan

Midagahara volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Midagahara is being reported right now Last eruption: 1800–1899; last significant eruption 1967 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Midagahara: 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
1800–1899 last significant: 1967
Elevation
2,621 m 8,600 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
Toyama 36 km WNW

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Is Midagahara erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Midagahara right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1800–1899, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1967. 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 Midagahara

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Midagahara 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 Midagahara

Midagahara is a stratovolcano in Honshu-Japan, Japan, rising to 2,621 m (8,600 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 Toyama, about 36 km WNW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

3 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Haneda (HND), 227 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
Haneda (HND)227 kmESE
Narita (NRT)267 kmESE
Kansai (KIX)319 kmSW

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 Yakedake, 38 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.