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Sakurajima volcano erupts, shoots ash over four-thousands meters
(MENAFN) The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted early Sunday, sending ash and smoke up to 4,400 meters (14,436 feet), as stated by reports.
The eruption persisted beyond the initial blast, prompting the local meteorological agency to issue an ashfall forecast for Kagoshima, Kumamoto, and Miyazaki prefectures. No injuries or structural damage have been reported.
The eruption began around 12:57 a.m. (1557 GMT Saturday) at the Minamidake crater, producing a plume exceeding 4,000 meters for the first time since October 18 of last year, according to reports from the local observatory.
Large volcanic rocks were thrown as far as the fifth station, though no pyroclastic flows were detected. The alert level remains at three out of five, restricting access to the volcano.
Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, is located on the Osumi Peninsula of Kyushu, the southwestern main island. It was previously an island until a 1914 lava flow created a land bridge connecting it to the peninsula.
The eruption persisted beyond the initial blast, prompting the local meteorological agency to issue an ashfall forecast for Kagoshima, Kumamoto, and Miyazaki prefectures. No injuries or structural damage have been reported.
The eruption began around 12:57 a.m. (1557 GMT Saturday) at the Minamidake crater, producing a plume exceeding 4,000 meters for the first time since October 18 of last year, according to reports from the local observatory.
Large volcanic rocks were thrown as far as the fifth station, though no pyroclastic flows were detected. The alert level remains at three out of five, restricting access to the volcano.
Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, is located on the Osumi Peninsula of Kyushu, the southwestern main island. It was previously an island until a 1914 lava flow created a land bridge connecting it to the peninsula.
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