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Oct 20, 2021 · Mount Aso, a tourist destination on the main southern island of Kyushu, sent plumes of ash 3.5 km (2.2 miles) high when it erupted at about 11:43 a.m. (0243 GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
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Today, visitors can explore the ruined landscape via walking trails around the new west craters. On the east side of the mountain, the Usuzan Ropeway brings visitors close to the volcano's summit and older crater and offers views over Lake Toya and Showa Shinzan, a young mountain which was created by an eruption in 1944. Showa Shinzan is still ...
Mar 11, 2024 · 13 years ago, North Pacific Ocean, Japan, was hit by a magnitude 9.1 quake on Friday, Mar 11, 2011, at 02:46 pm (GMT +9). This was the largest earthquake to have occurred in or near Japan in more than 100 years (since 1900). Below is a list and map of the largest quakes in or near Japan in recent years and since 1900.
Nov 6, 2023 · With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead this year’s ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 years, even a bit smaller than 2022’s, according…
Dec 21, 2023 · Japan’s Sakurajima volcano belched smoke and ash into the sky Sunday, prompting an alert. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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Jul 25, 2022 · The volcano, which is called Sakurajima and is located on the southern tip of Kyushu near the city of Kagoshima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m., the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Volcanic ...
Nov 8, 2023 · A small new island has emerged near Iwoto Island, about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo, following underwater volcanic eruptions occurring since late last month, according to a Japanese researcher. Fukashi Maeno, associate professor at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute, said he confirmed phreatomagmatic eruptions took ...
