Volcano in Japan
Naruko volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Naruko is being reported right now Last eruption: A.D. 1–1499; last significant eruption 1969 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Naruko: 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
- A.D. 1–1499 last significant: 1969
- Elevation
- 470 m 1,542 ft
- Type
- Caldera
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Ōsaki 26 km SE
Is Naruko erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Naruko right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to a.d. 1–1499, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1969. 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 Naruko
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Naruko 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 Naruko
Naruko is a caldera in Honshu-Japan, Japan, rising to 470 m (1,542 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
A caldera is a large collapse depression left after a major eruption; activity can range from small steam blasts to rare, very large eruptions.
The nearest large town is Ōsaki, about 26 km SE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Ōsaki (26 km) earthquakes nearby
- Ichinoseki (40 km) earthquakes nearby
- Sendai (53 km) earthquakes nearby
- Ōshū (59 km) earthquakes nearby
- Ishinomaki (60 km) earthquakes nearby
- Yamagata (64 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
2 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Narita (NRT), 330 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Narita (NRT) | 330 km | S |
| Haneda (HND) | 364 km | SSW |
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 Kurikomayama, 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.