Volcano in Japan
Miyakejima volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Miyakejima is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 2000 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Miyakejima: 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 last significant: 2000
- Elevation
- 775 m 2,543 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
- Mishima 127 km NNW
Is Miyakejima erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Miyakejima right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2000. 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 Miyakejima
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Miyakejima 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 Miyakejima
Miyakejima is a stratovolcano in Izu Is-Japan, Japan, rising to 775 m (2,543 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 Mishima, about 127 km NNW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Mishima (127 km) earthquakes nearby
- Numazu (127 km) earthquakes nearby
- Ōyama, Shizuoka (133 km) earthquakes nearby
- Yokosuka (133 km) earthquakes nearby
- Odawara (133 km) earthquakes nearby
- Kamakura (135 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
3 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Haneda (HND), 163 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) | 163 km | N |
| Narita (NRT) | 203 km | NNE |
| Kansai (KIX) | 395 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, 71 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.