Eruption history
VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.
| Start | End | VEI | Vent and dating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2017 | continuing | 2 | Minamidake summit crater · Observations: Reported |
| 13 October 1955 | 22 August 2016 | 3 | Minami-dake and east flank (Showa crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 29 June 1950 | 9 September 1950 | 1 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 27 July 1948 | 27 July 1948 | 1 | East flank of Minami-dake (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 16 January 1946 | 16 November 1946 | 2 | East flank of Minami-dake (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 16 July 1942 | 16 July 1942 | 1 | East flank of Minami-dake (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 28 April 1941 | 26 August 1941 | 2 | East flank of Minami-dake (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 24 April 1940 | 9 July 1940 | 2 | Minami-dake and east flank (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 26 October 1939 | 12 November 1939 | 2 | East flank of Minami-dake (750 m) · Observations: Reported |
| 25 February 1938 | 31 March 1938 | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 20 September 1935 | 24 September 1935 | 1 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 12 January 1914 | 16 May 1915 | 4 | West, east and SE flanks · Observations: Reported |
| 2 July 1860 | — | 1 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 27 March 1799 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 1797 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 1794 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 11 September 1791 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 29 July 1790 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 20 November 1785 | — | 2 | Observations: Reported |
| 3 September 1783 | — | 3 | Observations: Reported |
| 18 January 1782 | — | 2 | NE flank (offshore) · Observations: Reported |
| 8 November 1779 | May 1781 | 4 | NE flank, off NE coast, south flank · Observations: Reported |
| 9 September 1756 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| September 1749 | — | 2 | Minami-dake summit, west flank? · Observations: Reported |
| 6 April 1742 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| January 1706 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 1 March 1678 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 6 April 1642 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 23 September 1478 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 3 November 1471 | 8 October 1476 | 5 | NE and SW flanks, summit crater · Observations: Reported |
| 1468 | — | 2 | Minami-dake · Observations: Reported |
| 778 | — | 0 | Observations: Reported |
| 20 July 766 | — | 3 | Observations: Reported |
| January 764 | — | 4 | East flank (Nabe-yama) · Observations: Reported |
| 716 | 718 | 3 | Observations: Reported |
| 708 | — | 3 | Observations: Reported |
| c. 650 BCE | — | ? | Minami-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 1,050 BCE | — | ? | Correlation: Magnetism |
| c. 2,050 BCE | — | ? | Correlation: Magnetism |
| c. 2,900 BCE | — | 4 | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 3,050 BCE | — | 4 | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 4,800 BCE | — | ? | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 5,400 BCE | — | ? | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 5,950 BCE | — | ? | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 6,050 BCE | — | 5 | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 6,350 BCE | — | ? | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| c. 7,750 BCE | — | ? | Kita-dake · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
| 8,050 BCE ± 1,000 years | — | 6 | Wakamiko Caldera · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) |
Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#282080)