Volcanoes of Japan

Myojinsho, Japan

Submarine volcano · 11 m (36 ft) · Izu Is-Japan

Myojinsho is a submarine volcano in Japan, 11 m (36 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 8 significant eruptions here, which killed 31 people where the toll is counted.

Myojinsho on the map

Myojinsho 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
Submarine volcano
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Country
Japan
Region
Izu Is-Japan
Summit
31.888° N, 139.918° E
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
284070

Significant eruptions

8 on record, newest first.

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.