Esan, Japan

Stratovolcano · 618 m (2,028 ft) · Hokkaido-Japan

Esan is a stratovolcano in Japan, 618 m (2,028 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Esan on the map

Esan and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 618 m (2,028 ft)
Country: Japan
Region: Hokkaido-Japan
Summit: 41.805° N, 141.166° E
Last known eruption: 1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 285011

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

November 18, 1846VEI 1 · Deaths: many

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.