Prefecture

Kagoshima Prefecture

Japan · Asia

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okinawa Plate. Records include 7 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900, 16 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 11 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

Tectonic Plates

• Okinawa Plate

Volcanoes (7)

• Sakurajima (Aira Caldera) 2026
• Kuchinoerabujima 2020
• Nakanoshima 1914
• Kuchinoshima 1190
• Ata 885
• Yonemaru-Sumiyoshiike 6,200 BCE
• Akusekijima ?

Major Earthquakes Since 1900

• 19141914 Sakurajima Earthquake · M 7.163 deaths

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2026Mindanao Island, Philippines · 2.5 m107 deaths
• 2023East Mindanao Island, Philippines · 0.3 m3 deaths
• 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
• 2002Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 5.5 m4 deaths
• 1998Papua New Guinea · 15.0 m1,636 deaths
• 1997Santa Cruz Is. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands · 3.0 m
• 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
• 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
• 1995Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 2.6 m
• 1985Central Chile, Chile · 3.5 m180 deaths
• 1974Central Peru, Peru · 0.9 m78 deaths
• 1969South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.0 m

Tropical Cyclones

• 2024Typhoon ShanshanCat. 4
• 2022Typhoon NanmadolCat. 4
• 2018Typhoon TramiCat. 5
• 2017Typhoon NoruCat. 4
• 2004Typhoon MeariCat. 4
• 1996Typhoon EveCat. 5
• 1980Typhoon OrchidCat. 2
• 1971Typhoon TrixCat. 3
• 1968Typhoon DellaCat. 4
• 1964Typhoon KathyCat. 4
• 1954Typhoon JuneCat. 4

• Country Profile · Japan

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002