Asama volcano (Honshu Island, Japan): small new eruption
Mon, 26 Aug 2019, 07:02
07:02 AM | BY: T
Ash plume from Asama volcano yesterday evening (image: Asama live webcam)
A similar eruption had taken place on 7 Aug when the alert level was raised to 3 (on a scale of 1-5). It had later been lowered to 2 on 19 Aug. Yesterday's activity did not prompt JMA to raise the alert level again, but this is likely to occur should the activity of the volcano increase again in the near future.
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