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Jan 12, 2024 · 51 0. Sakurajima Volcano – Located in front of the city of Kagoshima, Sakurajima is home to one of Japan’s largest volcanoes. With its explosive eruptions, it is the most active volcano in Japan and you will even see smoke coming out of its crater several times a day. The island of Sakurajima is a beautiful destination where you can enjoy ...
Jul 25, 2022 · KAGOSHIMA--A massive eruption occurred at Mount Sakurajima here on the evening of July 24, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue the highest alert urging residents to evacuate.
Feb 14, 2024 · A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted Wednesday, with plumes rising to 5,000 meters above the summit crater for the first time since 2020, a local weather observatory said. There were no immediate reports of injuries and damage to buildings, the prefectural government said, while the Kagoshima ...
Sakurajima Volcano sits near the southern edge of Aira Caldera and started its growth about 26,000 years ago, 3000 years after the caldera eruption ended. The small plateau at Hakamagoshi on the west side of Sakurajima is a part of the outer rim of the caldera and consists of the Middle Pleistocene Kekura Formation and other marine deposit ...
Jul 24, 2022 · Mount Sakurajima is currently a highly active volcano. An eruption in on 14 January, 1914 was the most powerful in 20th century Japan, and came after the volcano had been dormant for over a century.
Jul 24, 2022 · Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted Sunday, causing the eruption alert to be raised to its highest level, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Volcanic stones fell up to 2.5 kilometers from the volcano, but there were no immediate reports of injuries following the eruption that occurred around 8:05 p.m., the ...
Jul 24, 2022 · A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday, spewing out ash and rocks. Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level to five - the highest - after Sakurajima ...
