The Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan, sending ash soaring up to 2,000 metres above the crater. Authorities confirmed that the volcanic activity occurred on Thursday, May 22, at around 8:54 am. This ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to issue ashfall warnings and advisories in the event of an eruption on any of the ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted on May 15, 2025, releasing toxic gases and ash that pose serious health risks, including ...

Volcanoes have ... Activity at Sakurajima suggests the magma chamber beneath Aira remains active and could eventually produce a catastrophic eruption. Likelihood to Erupt: Low to medium.

Tokyo: A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted Monday, with plumes rising to 3400 metres above the summit crater, the country's weather agency said. According to ...

The Sendai plant is in Kagoshima prefecture in Japan's southern Kyushu island and situated about 60 kilometres from the active volcano Mount Sakurajima. The plant must therefore be prepared for ...

A volcano has erupted in Japan, sending plumes of lava and clouds of ash high into the sky. Sakurajima, a stratovolcano in southern Japan, began erupting on Wednesday evening and continued on ...

Always knew it floats and brought a few chunks home from Sakurajima, several years ago ... only to reappear during the next series of volcanic eruptions. Surtsy began as an underwater volcano south of ...

Strong explosions accompanied by volcanic lightning were registered at Sakurajima volcano, Japan at 10:30 UTC on December 3, 2022, suring a new eruption that sent volcanic ash at 1.8 km (6 000 ...