Calderas

Ioto

Ioto (Japan) is a caldera. It rises to 172 m above sea level. The GVP records 27 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2025.

Elevation
172 m
Last eruption
2025
Confirmed eruptions
27
Max VEI
1
Country
Japan
Location
24.75° N, 141.29° E
Region (GVP)
Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Main rock type
Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
1 September 2025 2 September 2025 1 Observations: Reported
18 October 2023 16 March 2024 1 Observations: Satellite (visual)
11 July 2022 11 December 2022 1 Off SE coast · Observations: Reported
12 August 2021 24 November 2021 1 Off SE coast · Observations: Aviation
28 December 2020 5 April 2021 1 Asodai Sinkhole · Observations: Reported
31 August 2016 1 September 2016 1 Asodai Sinkhole · Observations: Reported
7 August 2015 7 August 2015 1 Kianohana Beach (N part of the island) · Observations: Reported
1 December 2012 11 April 2013 1 Asodai · Observations: Reported
10 February 2012 9 July 2012 1 Asodai · Observations: Reported
21 September 2001 23 October 2001 1 Off SE coast and Idogahama (NW coast) · Observations: Reported
10 September 1999 10 September 1999 1 Asodai area · Observations: Reported
22 August 1994 22 August 1994 1 NE side · Observations: Reported
28 November 1982 16 December 1982 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
9 March 1982 10 March 1982 1 NW side (Idogahama beach) · Observations: Reported
13 March 1980 13 March 1980 1 Kitanohara · Observations: Reported
11 December 1978 11 December 1978 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
16 January 1976 — 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
1 December 1969 1 December 1969 1 Observations: Reported
12 January 1969 21 January 1969 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
23 December 1967 23 December 1967 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
28 March 1957 28 March 1957 1 Chidoriga-hara · Observations: Reported
16 December 1944 — 1 North and west sides near the coast · Observations: Reported
2 July 1935 — 1 SW side at Chidoriga-hara · Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1930 — 1 NW side near the coast · Observations: Reported
16 July 1922 — 1 West side (Asodai) · Observations: Reported
31 December 1889 — 1 Chidoriga-ana · Observations: Reported
850 BCE ± 50 years — ? Motoyama · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#284120)