Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan) activity update
Mon, 22 Jul 2013, 03:47 | BY: T
Explosion with lightnings from Sakurajima at 20:02 on 21 July
Eruption column from the explosion at 20:02
Lightning inside the eruption cloud about 1 hour after the explosion
The volcano and much of the surrounding areas remained under the ash plume for several hours until it started to clear up again. In the hours after the explosion, the Showa crater continued to emit ash plumes in often near-continuous pulses, sometimes reaching several 100 m height, but with no visible incandescence or audible sounds.
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Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 01:53
Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan) activity update
The volcano continues to produce relatively frequent and strong ash-rich explosions, but activity has decreased a bit compared to previous days. During last night, it had long-lasting (up to 1-2 hours) phases of continuous ash emissions of various intensity, with dense plumes up to about 500 m height, but completely silent and with no visible incandescence. During other phases, it was emitting a small plume of vapour with some dilute ash. Read all
Fri, 19 Jul 2013, 09:23
Sakurajima volcano (Japan): ash plume to 20,000 ft (6 km) altitude
An ash plume at 20,000 ft (6 km) altitude was reported this morning at 03:08 GMT (12:08 local time). This would be the largest explosion of the volcano in at least 1 year. ... Read all
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