Kuchinoerabujima "Magna increase, comparable to before explosive eruption" Volcanic eruption Prediction Jun 30 21:45
Regarding Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Volcanic Eruption Prediction Liaison Association said that the increase in underground magma was comparable to the 2015 explosive eruption when all the residents evacuated outside the island. It is possible that volcanic activity will be comparable to that of 2015, and attention should be paid to the transition of activity."
A volcanic eruption prediction liaison meeting made by experts held a regular meeting on the 30th to discuss the activities of Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
On Kuchinoerabujima, there were occasional eruptions with large volcanic blocks and pyroclastic flows from January to February.
From late March, there have been occasional earthquakes around Kuchinoerabujima and the foothills of Sandoku on the west side of Shindake.
An earthquake occurred near the western foothills even before the explosive eruption of 2015 when all the residents evacuated outside the island.
It is estimated from the data of crustal movement that underground magma is accumulating, and the amount of increase is comparable to that before the 2015 eruption.
For this reason, the Volcanic Eruption Prediction Liaison Meeting "may develop into a volcanic activity comparable to 2105, and it is necessary to pay attention to the transition of activities such as the occurrence of large earthquakes at the foot of the mountain and the increase of volcanic earthquakes." I summarized the views to do.
The Japan Meteorological Agency continues the eruption warning level “3”, which indicates “mountain regulation”, with large volcanic blocks and pyroclastic flows within a range of approximately 2 km from the Shindake crater, and from the crater from the Mukaihama area to the southwest of Shindake to the coast. Now we are calling for caution against pyroclastic flows.