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Satellite image of Sakura Jima volcano (c) Google Earth View
Image satellite du volcan Sakura Jima (c) Google Earth View
Sakurajima volcano
stratovolcano 1117 m / 3,665 ft
Kyushu, Japan, 31.59°N / 130.66°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Sakurajima 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

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Sakurajima volcano news

Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu Island, Japan): elevated activity

Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 10:13
10:13 AM | BY: T
Eruption of Sakurajima volcano this morning (image: JMA webcam)
Eruption of Sakurajima volcano this morning (image: JMA webcam)
Glow from the crater this evening
Glow from the crater this evening
The volcano has been very active during the past days. Yesterday, 3 explosions occurred that produced ash plumes that rose up to 12,000 ft (4 km) altitude.
At night, constant glow is visible from the summit crater Minamidake.
Seismic and degassing activity are also elevated, suggesting that magma continues to rise inside the volcano.

Previous news

Thu, 27 Feb 2020, 04:15
Sakurajima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20200227/0401Z OVER FL070 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG: 27/0350Z
Wed, 26 Feb 2020, 12:00
Sakurajima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Wed, 26 Feb 2020, 07:33
Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan) activity update: explosive eruption of the volcano continues
Explosion from Minamidake crater of Sakurajima volcano (image: Kagoshima MBC webcam)
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded at the Minamidake summit crater 14 eruptions and 9 explosions detected by the seismic network and 73 volcanic earthquakes and 63 tremors associated with the eruptions during the period 21-25 Feb 2020. Incandescence continues to be observed from the crater. ... read all
Wed, 26 Feb 2020, 04:00
Sakurajima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20200226/0351Z OVER FL070 EXTD E OBS VA DTG: 26/0340Z
Mon, 24 Feb 2020, 00:15
Sakurajima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 23/2320Z to 12000 ft (3700 m)
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 24 Feb 2020
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