Volcano in Japan
Niigata-Yakeyama volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Niigata-Yakeyama is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1974 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Niigata-Yakeyama: 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: 1974
- Elevation
- 2,400 m 7,874 ft
- Type
- Lava dome
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Jōetsu 31 km NE
Is Niigata-Yakeyama erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Niigata-Yakeyama right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1974. 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 Niigata-Yakeyama
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Niigata-Yakeyama 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 Niigata-Yakeyama
Niigata-Yakeyama is a lava dome in Honshu-Japan, Japan, rising to 2,400 m (7,874 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Lava domes grow from thick, sticky lava; collapsing domes can send fast pyroclastic flows down the slopes.
The nearest large town is Jōetsu, about 31 km NE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Jōetsu (31 km) earthquakes nearby
- Nagano (33 km) earthquakes nearby
- Ueda (62 km) earthquakes nearby
- Matsumoto (77 km) earthquakes nearby
- Toyama (77 km) earthquakes nearby
- Takaoka (93 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
3 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Haneda (HND), 218 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) | 218 km | SE |
| Narita (NRT) | 247 km | ESE |
| Kansai (KIX) | 374 km | SW |
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 Kusatsu-Shiranesan, 55 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.