Aso Volcano

Updated: 18 янв 2025 10:50 GMT - refresh

caldera 1592 m / 5,223 ft
central Kyushu, Japan, 32.88°N / 131.11°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)

Last update: 23 мая 2024 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

The huge Aso caldera seen from space: 25 by 18 km in size, it was created by at least 4 huge eruptions between 270 to 90 thousand years ago (image: NASA Earth Observatory)

Aso (or Asosan) volcano in central Kyushu Island in southwestern Japan is one of the world's most active volcanoes. In recent years, it has been the site of frequent ash eruptions.
Aso is no single edifice, but a complex of active vents in the center of a large 24 km wide caldera.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Aso volcano eruptions: 2021, 2019-2020, 2016, 2014-15, 2011 (May), 2005, 2004, 2003, 1994-95, 1992-93, 1989-91, 1988, 1984-85, 1983, 1981, 1980, 1979-80, 1977-78, 1975-76, 1973-75, 1970-72, 1967-69, 1964-66, 1964, 1963-64, 1963, 1960-62, 1960, 1959, 1957-58, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952(?), 1951, 1950-51, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1945, 1943-44, 1943, 1942(?), 1940-41, 1938-39, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1932-33, 1931(?), 1930, 1928-29, 1926-28, 1925, 1923, 1920, 1919, 1918, 1916, 1914, 1911-12, 1910, 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1898-99, 1897, 1894, 1884, 1874, 1872-73, 1856, 1854, 1838, 1837, 1835, 1830-32, 1830, 1829, 1828, 1827-28, 1827, 1826, 1816, 1815, 1814, 1806, 1804, 1781-88, 1772-80, 1765, 1753(?)-54, 1709, 1708(?), 1691, 1683, 1675, 1671, 1668-69, 1668, 1649, 1637, 1631, 1620, 1613, 1612, 1611, 1598-99, 1592, 1587, 1584, 1583, 1582, 1576, 1564, 1563(?), 1562, 1558-59, 1542, 1533, 1522, 1506, 1505, 1485, 1473-74, 1438, 1434, 1390(?) 1388(?), 1387, 1377, 1376, 1375-76, 1369, 1346, 1343, 1340, 1335, 1331-33, 1331, 1324, 1305, 1286, 1281, 1274, 1273, 1272, 1272, 1271, 1269, 1265, 1240, 1239, 1229, 986(?), 867, 864, 796(?), 553

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance / Location
18 янв 04:20 (GMT +9)	0.5 16 km	23 km к юго-западу	19 km к востоку от Kumamoto, Кумамото, Япония	Более
Среда, 15 января 2025 GMT (4 земл.)
16 янв 06:14 (GMT +9)	2.2 93 km	29 km к юго-востоку	33 km к северо-западу от Нобеока, Япония	Более
16 янв 03:25 (GMT +9)	0.2 1.9 km	24 km к северу	19 km к северо-востоку от Асо, Кумамото, Япония	Более
16 янв 02:59 (GMT +9)	0.3 2.2 km	26 km к северу	41 km к западу от Оита, Oita, Япония	Более
16 янв 02:53 (GMT +9)	0.8 2.7 km	26 km к северу	Japan: NE KUMAMOTO PREF	Более
Понедельник, 13 января 2025 GMT (1 земл.)
13 янв 10:40 (GMT +9)	1.3 8.2 km	8.1 km к северу	Japan: NE KUMAMOTO PREF	Более
Воскресенье, 12 января 2025 GMT (1 земл.)
13 янв 05:55 (GMT +9)	1.8 7.5 km	8 km к северу	Japan: NE KUMAMOTO PREF	Более
Суббота, 11 января 2025 GMT (1 земл.)
11 янв 19:26 (GMT +9)	1.4 6.5 km	21 km к северу	Japan: NE KUMAMOTO PREF	Более
Пятница, 10 января 2025 GMT (1 земл.)
11 янв 00:54 (GMT +9)	1.3 7.5 km	11 km к северо-западу	Japan: NE KUMAMOTO PREF	Более

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Background

The 24-km-wide Aso caldera was formed during four major explosive eruptions from 300,000 to 90,000 years ago. These produced voluminous pyroclastic flows that covered much of Kyushu. The last of these, the Aso-4 eruption, produced more than 600 cu km of airfall tephra and pyroclastic-flow deposits. A group of 17 central cones was constructed in the middle of the caldera, one of which, Naka-dake, is one of Japan's most active volcanoes. It was the location of Japan's first documented historical eruption in 553 AD. The Naka-dake complex has remained active throughout the Holocene. Several other cones have been active during the Holocene, including the Kometsuka scoria cone as recently as about 210 AD. Historical eruptions have largely consisted of basaltic to basaltic-andesite ash emission with periodic strombolian and phreatomagmatic activity. The summit crater of Naka-dake is accessible by toll road and cable car, and is one of Kyushu's most popular tourist destinations.
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Source: GVP Aso volcano information

Aso Volcano Photos

Стратовулкан Алаид, остров Атласоф, Северные Курилы. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Вулкан Алаид на острове Атласов. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Вулкан Малия Вгети и западный мыс Метана (Красопанагиа). (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

В остальном переход между Атласофом и западным побережьем острова Парамушир проходит в хорошую погоду. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)...

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Significant volcanic eruptions: Aso volcano

Дата	Примечание	VEI	Летальные исходы	Ущерб
2021 Окт 14 - Окт 20	Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
2019 Апр 16 - 2020 Июнь 16	Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
2016 Окт 7 - Ноя 12	Nakadake Crater Historical obs./docs.	3		неизвестно
2016 Окт 8 (eruption 2016 Окт 7 - Ноя 12)	Historical obs./docs.	0		легкое	Больше информации
2016 Окт 8: Reporters were allowed to inch closer to the Nakadake peak of Mount Aso on Feb. 8 [2017] after the alert level was lowered to 1 the day before. The media were allowed within a kilometer of the No. 1 crater of the peak, which erupted in October 2016. The eruption, the most violent in 36 years, sent a towering plume of smoke and ash into the sky. After the eruption in October, a station building for a ropeway was half-buried in a vast amount of ash and its roof destroyed. (reference #11756) Weekly Report 12 October 18 October 2016: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that no further explosions were detected after the 7-8 October eruption at Asosans Nakadake Crater; white plumes rose as high as 400 m above the crater rim during 11-17 October. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-5). (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #11756 The Asahi Shimbun (2017): Media allowed nearer Kyushu volcano to inspect damage. Published February 9, 2017 at 16:35 JST by TAZUKO GOTO/ Staff Writer. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2014 Авг 30 - 2016 Май 1	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
2014 Янв 13 - Фев 19	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
2011 Май 15 - Июнь 9	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
2008 Фев 17	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
2005 Апр 14 - Авг 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
2004 Янв 14	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
2003 Июль 10 - Июль 14	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1997 Ноя 23 (eruptive episode 1997 Ноя 23)	Historical obs./docs.	0	2	неизвестно	Больше информации
1997 Ноя 23: Two men were killed by gas inhalation about 100 m south of the rim of crater #1 on November 23, 1997. No eruptive activity occurred. No eruption. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1994 Май 2 - 1995 Ноя 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1994 Май 29 (eruption 1994 Май 2 - 1995 Ноя 16 ±15 d.)	Historical obs./docs.	1	1	неизвестно	Больше информации
1994 Май 29: A tourist died from gas inhalation. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1992 Апр 23 - 1993 Июнь 10 ?	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1989 Апр 5 - 1991 Фев 9	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1990 Окт 19 (eruption 1989 Апр 5 - 1991 Фев 9)	Historical obs./docs.	2	1	неизвестно	Больше информации
1990 Окт 19: A tourist died from gas inhalation. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1990 Апр 18 (eruption 1989 Апр 5 - 1991 Фев 9)	Historical obs./docs.	2	1	неизвестно	Больше информации
1990 Апр 18: A tourist died from gas inhalation. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1990 Мар 26 (eruption 1989 Апр 5 - 1991 Фев 9)	Historical obs./docs.	2	1	неизвестно	Больше информации
1990 Мар 26: A tourist died from gas inhalation. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1989 Фев 12 (eruption 1989 Апр 5 - 1991 Фев 9)	Historical obs./docs.	0	1	неизвестно	Больше информации
1989 Фев 12: A tourist died from gas inhalation. No eruption. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1988 Май 26 ±5 d. - 1989 Янв 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1984 Апр 13 ±3 d. - 1985 Июнь 24	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1983 Июль 16 ±15 d. - Окт 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1981 Июнь 15	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1980 Сен 24	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1979 Июнь 5 ±4 d. - 1980 Мар 8	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1979 Сен 6 (eruption 1979 Июнь 5 ±4 d. - 1980 Мар 8)	Historical obs./docs.	2	3	неизвестно	Больше информации
1979 Сен 6: Block ejection killed 3 tourists and injured 11, near ropeway station about 850 m NNE of crater. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1977 Апр 11 - 1978 Авг 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1975 Окт 16 ±15 d. - 1976 Янв 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1973 Янв 16 ±15 d. - 1975 Июнь 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1970 Апр 21 - 1972 Сен 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1967 Май 16 ±15 d. - 1969 Дек 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1964 Окт 16 ±15 d. - 1966 Дек 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1964 Май 14	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1963 Ноя 10 - 1964 Янв 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1963 Апр 21 - Июль 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1960 Сен 16 ±15 d. - 1962 Ноя 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1960 Янв 16 ±15 d. - Апр 9	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1959 Июль 16 ±15 d. - Окт 2	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1957 Окт 16 ±15 d. - 1958 Дек 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1957 Окт (eruption 1957 Окт 16 ±15 d. - 1958 Дек 16 ±15 d.)	Historical obs./docs.	2	12	неизвестно	Больше информации
1957 Окт: 12 ropeway workers killed, 20 (JMA says 28) injured by nighttime explosion. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #1644 Japan Meteorological Agency (1975): National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan. Tokyo: Japan Meteorological Agency, 119 p (in Japanese) Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1957 Апр 12	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1956 Дек 21	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1956 Авг 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1956 Янв 3 ? - Янв 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1955 Июль 25 - Июль 28	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1954 Май 26	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1953 Дек 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1953 Апр 27 - Июль 30	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1953 Апр 27 (eruption 1953 Апр 27 - Июль 30)	Historical obs./docs.	2	6	неизвестно	Больше информации
1953 Апр 27: 6 tourists killed near crater rim. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
?? 1952 Июль 2 ±182 d.	Uncertain Eruption	?		неизвестно
1951 Май 4 - Авг 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1950 Ноя 16 ±15 d. - 1951 Янв 16 ±15 d.	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1949 Дек 26 - 1950 Апр 15	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1948 Апр 9 - Дек	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	1		неизвестно
1947 Май 26 - Сен	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1946 Дек 30	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1946 Апр 29 - Июнь 24	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1945 Сен 16 - Сен 19	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1943 Дек 9 - 1944 Фев	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1943 Июнь 21 - Июнь 24	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
?? 1942 Июнь 8 - Июнь 22	Uncertain Eruption	1?		неизвестно
1940 Апр 20 - 1941 Авг 8	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1938 - 1939 Авг 11	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1937 Май 7 - Май 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1937 Янв 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1936 Авг 8 - Авг 14	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1936 Фев 5	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1935 Янв 7 - Окт 8	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1934 Июль 16	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1932 Июнь - 1933 Сен 28	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
?? 1931 Окт 18	Uncertain Eruption	1?		неизвестно
1930 Сен 3 - Сен 6	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1928 Сен 6 - 1929 Окт 23	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1926 Сен 21 - 1928 Янв 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1925 Янв 6	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1923 Янв - Сен 17	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1920	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1919 Апр - Май	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1918 Янв 16	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1916 Апр 19	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1914 Янв 13	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1911 - 1912	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1910 Апр 3	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1909 Апр	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1908 Янв 17 - Янв 29 ?	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1907 Дек 12	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	2		неизвестно
1906 Июнь 7	Naka-dake Historical obs./docs.	3		неизвестно

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Извержения вулкана Aso

1997 fatalities
2 tourists were killed by volcanic gas 100 m south of the rim of Crater 1 on 23 November 1997. Since 1980, more than 70 people have been injured by volcanic gases at Aso and have been hospitalized.

1979 fatalities
3 people were killed and 11 injured by ballistic blocks ejected by an explosion that occurred at about 1pm local time on 6 September 1979.

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