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Suwanosejima volcano (Ryukyu Islands, Japan): small explosion today

Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 07:16 | BY: MARTIN
Eruption from Suwanosejima volcano today (image: @mykagoshima/twitter)
Eruption from Suwanosejima volcano today (image: @mykagoshima/twitter)
No significant change in activity has occurred since the last update.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that small explosion at 12:07 local time occurred today. Ash emissions reach up to 7,000 ft (2,133 m) altitude. Volcanic ash is dispersed towards the southwest.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency volcano activity update 18 August 2020

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stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style
explosive, strombolian