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Heisei-shinzan lava dome of Mount Unzen above Shimabara, Japan
Photo:Tom Casadevall
Volcano Dossier•GVP #282100
32.76°N, 130.30°E
Erupted in the 20th century
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Volcano Unzen

1792 ließ ein Erdbeben den Mayuyama-Dom ins Meer stürzen; der Tsunami tötete rund 15.000 Menschen – Japans verheerendste Vulkankatastrophe. Beim Ausbruch von 1990–1995 wuchs der Lavadom Heisei-shinzan, und am 3. Juni 1991 tötete ein pyroklastischer Strom 43 Menschen, darunter die Vulkanologen Katia und Maurice Krafft.

Last Eruption

1996

Erupted in the 20th century

Summit Elevation

1.5 km

Vulkankomplex · Andesit / Basaltandesit

Seismic State

Normal Baseline

0 events (1.0x rate)

Interactive Volcano & Seismicity Map

Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.

Recent seismicity within 50 km

0 events in the last 12 h within 25 km of the crater.

ZeitMagnitudeEpizentrum / OrtEntfernung
1d herM2.535 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)40 km
3d herM3.048 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
3d herM3.135 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)40 km
4d herM2.835 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)40 km
4d herM3.022 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)42 km
5d herM2.3Near Kumamoto (Japan)47 km
5d herM4.1Near Kumamoto (Japan)38 km
5d herM4.1Near Kumamoto (Japan)38 km
7d herM3.024 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)33 km
7d herM2.753 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)41 km
8d herM3.035 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)40 km
9d herM1.835 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)40 km
13d herM2.648 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
14d herM2.946 km S of Kumamoto (Japan)49 km
14d herM3.1Near Kumamoto (Japan)47 km
17d herM2.748 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
17d herM2.548 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
17d herM3.024 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)33 km
20d herM2.5Near Kumamoto (Japan)38 km
21d herM3.638 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)35 km
21d herM3.538 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)35 km
22d herM2.848 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
22d herM2.738 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)35 km
25d herM2.348 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)44 km
25d herM2.638 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)35 km
26d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)33 km
26d herM3.124 km SW of Kumamoto (Japan)33 km
27d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
27d herM3.5熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
27d herM2.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
27d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
27d herM3.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
28d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
28d herM3.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
28d herM2.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
29d herM2.9熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
31d herM2.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
31d herM2.8熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
32d herM2.1熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
32d herM2.4熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
32d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
32d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
32d herM2.8熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
32d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
32d herM3.5熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan35 km
32d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
32d herM3.0熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan35 km
33d herM2.4熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
33d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
33d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)42 km
33d herM3.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
33d herM3.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
33d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
33d herM3.5熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
33d herM2.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
34d herM2.7熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
34d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)38 km
34d herM3.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
38d herM2.8熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan35 km
39d herM2.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
40d herM3.6KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)47 km
40d herM3.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM3.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM2.9熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM4.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM4.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM4.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
40d herM2.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
41d herM2.7熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
41d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
41d herM3.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
43d herM3.3KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)38 km
43d herM3.3熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
44d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
44d herM3.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
44d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)42 km
44d herM3.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
44d herM3.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
44d herM2.3熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
46d herM2.7熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
47d herM2.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
47d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan42 km
47d herM2.3熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
48d herM2.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
48d herM2.9熊本県熊本地方, Japan38 km
48d herM3.2KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)33 km
48d herM3.2熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan33 km
48d herM2.3熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
49d herM1.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
50d herM2.6熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
51d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
51d herM3.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
51d herM4.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)49 km
51d herM4.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan49 km
51d herM4.0熊本県熊本地方, Japan49 km
54d herM2.6熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
55d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
55d herM2.5熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan44 km
55d herM2.3熊本県熊本地方, Japan47 km
55d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
55d herM3.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
56d herM2.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
56d herM2.9熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
56d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
56d herM3.0熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan35 km
57d herM2.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
57d herM2.6熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan41 km
57d herM3.3KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
57d herM3.3熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
57d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
57d herM3.5熊本県天草・芦北地方, Japan35 km
58d herM3.8KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
58d herM3.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
58d herM3.8熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
59d herM2.5熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
60d herM2.4熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
60d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
60d herM3.1熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
61d herM2.9熊本県熊本地方, Japan40 km
63d herM3.2KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
65d herM3.2KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)33 km
65d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
67d herM3.6KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
70d herM3.8KYUSHU, JAPAN35 km
71d herM3.3KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
72d herM3.8KYUSHU, JAPAN40 km
73d herM3.9KYUSHU, JAPAN33 km
74d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)38 km
75d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
76d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
78d herM3.8KYUSHU, JAPAN33 km
78d herM4.0KYUSHU, JAPAN35 km
79d herM3.7KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
79d herM3.2KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
79d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
81d herM3.6KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)47 km
81d herM3.4KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)47 km
82d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)33 km
82d herM3.3KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
82d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
83d herM3.4KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
83d herM3.2KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
83d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
84d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
84d herM4.0KYUSHU, JAPAN40 km
84d herM4.416 km SW of Honmachi, Japan40 km
84d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)47 km
84d herM4.97 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan38 km
85d herM3.8KYUSHU, JAPAN42 km
85d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
85d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
85d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)44 km
86d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)47 km
86d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
86d herM3.7KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)35 km
86d herM4.116 km E of Amakusa, Japan37 km
87d herM4.211 km SSW of Honmachi, Japan45 km
87d herM3.4KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
87d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
87d herM3.1KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)40 km
87d herM3.5KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)33 km
88d herM4.418 km NNW of Tsunagi, Japan42 km
88d herM3.6KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)42 km
88d herM3.0KYUSHU, JAPAN (JMA)38 km

Geological & Tectonic Profile

Vulkankomplex

Unzen is an active Complex formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite.

Edifice TypeVulkankomplex
Major RockAndesit / Basaltandesit
Tectonic SettingSubduktionszone
Volcanic ArcVulkanbogen Nankai

Volcanic Dossier

VN #282100

Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.

LandJapan
Koordinaten des Kraters32.761°, 130.299°
Summit Elevation1.5 km
SubregionVulkanbogen Nankai
Catalog SourceSmithsonian GVP (#282100)

Authoritative Monitoring Infrastructure

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Seismic ObservatoryJMA
Japan Meteorological Agency (Volcano Observation)
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VAAC Advisory Desk
Swarm telemetry correlated across 18 networks against a 30-day baseline.Read Science & Physics →
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The most recent eruption of Unzen recorded by the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program was in 1996.

Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile