THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 26, 2023 at 16:40 JST
Kuchinoerabujima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, with Yakushima island in the background (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Meteorological authorities raised the eruption alert level for Kuchinoerabujima island in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 26 after a surge in volcanic earthquakes.
The Japan Meteorological Agency’s Fukuoka Regional Headquarters raised the alert from Level 1, which asks visitors to take note there is potential for increased activity, to Level 2, which calls for no entry around the crater.
Volcanic activity has been increasing on the island, with 100 volcanic earthquakes centered on Mount Shindake over the 10 days from June 17.
The agency has issued a warning for the public to be on the lookout for scattered cinders within approximately 1 kilometer of Mount Shindake’s crater.
It also calls for vigilance against pyroclastic flows about 2 km west of the crater.
An explosive eruption occurred on Kuchinoerabujima in 2015, forcing all islanders to temporarily evacuate the island.
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