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Random pictures | |   Image satellite du volcan Sakura Jima (c) Google Earth View Sakurajima (also spelled Sakurashima or Sakura-jima, 桜島 in Japanese) volcano in southern Kyushu is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and one of the few that are at present in constant (persistant) activity. Its ongoing typical activity range from strong strombolian to large ash explosions every 4-24 hours.
The volcano is located across Kagoshima Bay only 8 km east of the city of Kagoshima with a population of half a million. Sakurajima's eruptive history has been recorded since the 8th century. It has frequently deposited ash on Kagoshima, and due to its explosive potential, considered a very dangerous volcano and closely monitored.
The largest historical eruptions of Sakurajima took place during 1471-76 and in 1914. stratovolcano 1117 m / 3,665 ft Kyushu, Japan, 31.59°N / 130.66°E Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Sakurajima webcams / live data | ReportsSakurajima volcano videosSakurajima volcano books | ToursSakurajima volcano eruptions:1955-ongoing, 1954(?), 1950, 1948, 1946, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1935, 1914-15, 1899(?), 1860, 1799, 1797, 1794, 1792, 1791, 1790, 1785, 1783, 1782, 1779-81, 1756, 1749, 1742, 1706, 1678, 1670(?), 1642, 1478, 1471-76, 1468, 778, 766, 764, 716-18, 712(?), 708 Typical eruption style:Explosive Last earthquakes nearbySakurajima volcano toursSakurajima Volcano Special (5-days volcano expedition to observe Sakurajima volcano's activity from close) Latest satellite images  Sakurajima volcano newsMon, 23 Apr 2018, 14:30 
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 23 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 14:21 UTC, 23/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sun, 22 Apr 2018, 19:45  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 22 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 19:30 UTC, 22/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sun, 22 Apr 2018, 04:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 03:48 UTC, 22/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sat, 21 Apr 2018, 16:00
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 15:47 UTC, 21/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sat, 21 Apr 2018, 00:45  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 21 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 00:30 UTC, 21/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all]
Fri, 20 Apr 2018, 07:45  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 20 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 07:29 UTC, 20/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Thu, 19 Apr 2018, 19:00  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 19 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 18:51 UTC, 19/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Thu, 19 Apr 2018, 03:15
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 03:00 UTC, 19/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Wed, 18 Apr 2018, 12:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 18 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 12:00 UTC, 18/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018, 21:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 21:18 UTC, 17/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Show more news
Tue, 17 Apr 2018, 08:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 17 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 08:11 UTC, 17/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Mon, 16 Apr 2018, 09:15
 Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 16 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 09:00 UTC, 16/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sun, 15 Apr 2018, 18:15 
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 15 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 18:07 UTC, 15/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Fri, 13 Apr 2018, 18:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 18:02 UTC, 13/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Fri, 13 Apr 2018, 00:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 13 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 00:00 UTC, 13/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Thu, 12 Apr 2018, 12:15
 Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 12 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 12:00 UTC, 12/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Wed, 11 Apr 2018, 23:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 23:25 UTC, 11/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all]
Wed, 11 Apr 2018, 08:45  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 11 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 08:32 UTC, 11/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Tue, 10 Apr 2018, 18:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 17:50 UTC, 10/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Tue, 10 Apr 2018, 00:15 
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 10 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 00:00 UTC, 10/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Show more newsMon, 9 Apr 2018, 12:00 
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 9 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 11:48 UTC, 09/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sun, 8 Apr 2018, 17:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 8 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 17:07 UTC, 08/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sat, 7 Apr 2018, 17:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 7 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 16:59 UTC, 07/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Fri, 6 Apr 2018, 07:30
 Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 6 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 07:24 UTC, 06/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Thu, 5 Apr 2018, 10:06
 Ash column (about 3-4 km high) from an explosion of Sakurajima on Tuesday morning Activity at the volcano remains at relatively high levels, similar to what we observed last week. During the past days, vulcanian explosions have been occurring at rates of 2-4 per day, increasing the total number for recorded explosions (*) this year to 32 so far with half of them having occurred during the past 10 days. In addition, the volcano has been showing weak to strong ash emissions most of the time. ...more(*): The "explosions" counted are being referred to as defined by JMA, who count eruptive events as explosion only when an associated air pressure wave reaches a certain threshold. Passive, although often strong ash emissions do not count in this scheme. [ less] [ read all] Thu, 5 Apr 2018, 10:00  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 5 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 09:48 UTC, 05/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all]
Wed, 4 Apr 2018, 11:45  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 4 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 11:39 UTC, 04/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Tue, 3 Apr 2018, 18:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 18:00 UTC, 03/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Tue, 3 Apr 2018, 06:15
 Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 3 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 06:00 UTC, 03/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Mon, 2 Apr 2018, 18:15  Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 2 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 18:00 UTC, 02/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all]
Mon, 2 Apr 2018, 05:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 04:45 UTC, 02/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Sun, 1 Apr 2018, 12:00
 Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 1 Apr 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 11:50 UTC, 01/04/18 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] More on VolcanoDiscovery: Ibu volcano photos: Ibu in Halmahera is one of the most active, but rarely visited volcanoes in Indonesia. A spectacular lava dome is growing inside the volcano's breached crater, with frequent explosions.  Dukono volcano photos: Dukono on Halmahera in Indonesia has been in permanent activity for years, often producing ash plumes that drift around the northern part of the island and have become normality. |
