Ash gushes as volcano erupts on Japan island
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A JAPANESE volcano erupted yesterday, spewing ash and smoke 6 kilometers into the air over a small southern island.
There were no reports of injuries or damage from the eruption on Kuchinoerabu, in the far south of Japan.
A local official said there had been no evacuations on the island, which is home to just 109 people.
Images broadcast by NHK showed large plumes of ash and gray smoke billowing above the island, which has regularly been affected by eruptions.
鈥淲e heard a huge explosion and there was shaking like an earthquake,鈥 a resident told the broadcaster.
The meteorological agency said the eruption occurred shortly after it had issued a new warning.
鈥淭here have been eruptions there since last year but we sent an alert out (this morning) for this latest eruption as it will have a wider impact,鈥 said Jun Fujimatsu, an official at the agency鈥檚 volcanic activity division.
鈥淲e have maintained a level 3 warning, which means a ban on entering the volcano area.
鈥淭here are several craters at the volcano ... The danger zone is 2km from the Shindake crater,鈥 he added.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the plume of smoke and ash from the eruption rose 6,000 meters.
鈥淏ut there is no impact on the community and no injury or damage has been reported.鈥
There are currently 鈥71 households comprising 109 people living on the island, including some who are just a few kilometers from the crater,鈥 local official Shogo Sado said.
He confirmed no evacuations had yet been ordered but said preparations were being made in case it became necessary to move people, some of whom are elderly and frail.
In 2015, all 140 people living on the island were evacuated after a violent eruption that sent black clouds up as high as 9,000 meters and produced a five-minute volcanic quake.
Japan, with scores of active volcanoes, sits on the so-called Pacific 鈥淩ing of Fire,鈥 where a large proportion of the world鈥檚 earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
On September 27, 2014, Japan suffered its deadliest eruption in almost 90 years when Mount Ontake in central Nagano prefecture burst unexpectedly to life. Dozens were killed in the eruption, which occurred as the peak was packed with hikers out to see the region鈥檚 spectacular autumn colors.
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