Yake-dake volcano, Honshu, Japan: news & activity updates

JMA reported that after an increase in the number of small volcanic earthquakes with epicenters near Yakedake's summit in late May, seismicity remained elevated for a few weeks. Seismicity decreased in mid-June and returned to baseline levels. The Alert Level was lowered to 1 (on a scale of 1-5) on 12 July. Read allOn 24 May, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised the alert level for the volcano to Level 2, as a swarm of small earthquakes has occurred at shallow levels. Read all JMA raised the Alert Level for Yakedake to 2 (on a scale of 1-5) on 24 May, noting that the number of small volcanic earthquakes with epicenters near the summit began increasing around 2300 the day before. The report also noted that minor inflation near the summit was continuing. Daily small volcanic earthquakes continued to be counted through 31 May. Read all