The explosions ejected material as high as 800 m (2 624 feet) above the crater rim, and as far away as 500 m (1 640 feet). Sakurajima in southwestern Japan may erupt on a large scale, given recent data analysis, a weather agency panel said Tuesday. 11,000 ft (3,352 m) altitude. Strong eruptions continue at Minamidake crater of Sakurajima volcano in Japan since April 27, 2020.
It's summit is split into three peaks, Kita-dake, Naka-dake, and Minami-dake. On Sakurajima, a mountainous island in Kagoshima Bay with one side connecting the main island of Kyushu, bloating and lifting of the mountain as well as crustal movement have been observed since around last September, the panel said.On May 9, plume of ash spewed from the volcano's 1,040-meter Minamidake summit crater in the eruption, reaching about 4,200 meters in the sky. Blocks were ejected as far as 2 … You will receive a verification email shortly.Stay up to date on the coronavirus outbreak by signing up to our newsletter today.A Japanese volcano that last erupted in 1914 could be set to blow in the next few decades, new research suggests.The researchers discovered that the reservoir of magma beneath the caldera was growing at a significant rate. This photo taken May 9, 2020, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows an eruption on Mt. It also found that the pool of magma beneath the caldera looks more squashed and oblong than spherical, Hickey said.Thank you for signing up to Live Science. The frequency of eruptions … A local weather observatory warns of a small-scale pyroclastic flow when the volcano erupts.Mt. Sakurajima (Japanese: 桜島, literally "Cherry blossom Island") is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan): emissions to 11,000 ft. On 5 June at 02:10 local time Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo recorded another vigorous eruption that generated a dense dark ash plume, which reached approx. The volcano also made a similar-size eruption on Nov. 8.While no damage was reported by the last eruption, large rocks were thrown onto the upper part of the mountain and volcanic ash fell in nearby municipalities.
Prior to its latest eruption, Sakurajima displayed volcanic activity on Nov. 12 last year. JMA reported 22 events at Showa Crater (at Aira Caldera’s Sakurajima volcano) during May 22 - 29, seven of which were explosive. In 1914 an eruption caused the island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula.
The volcano also made a similar-size eruption on Nov. 8.The panel did not say specifically when the volcano is likely to erupt.To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox, subscribe here.