Volcanic eruptions in Japan
16 volcanic eruptions have been recorded in Japan by Global Incident Tracker, 16 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 24 September 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
16
In 2026
16
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent volcanic eruptions in Japan
Tokachidake (Japan) - Report for 16 September-22 September 2026 - New Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 16 September-22 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
EMSC: '5.2-magnitude earthquake hits VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION'
Minor
Aira (Japan) - Report for 10 September-16 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 27 August-2 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Asosan (Japan) - Report for 27 August-2 September 2026 - Continuing Unrest — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Iwatesan (Japan) - Report for 27 August-2 September 2026 - Continuing Unrest — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 20 August-26 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Asosan (Japan) - Report for 13 August-19 August 2026 - New Unrest — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 13 August-19 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Esan (Japan) - Report for 6 August-12 August 2026 - New Unrest — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Tokachidake (Japan) - Report for 6 August-12 August 2026 - New Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 6 August-12 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Suwanosejima (Japan) - Report for 6 August-12 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Aira (Japan) - Report for 30 July-5 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Suwanosejima (Japan) - Report for 30 July-5 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
When they happen
August carries the most volcanic eruptions we hold for Japan — 9 of 16. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 9 | |
| September | 7 | |
| October | 0 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Volcanic eruptions have official real-time feeds, and ours come from Smithsonian GVP · GDACS · NASA EONET.