Sakurajima News
The explosive eruption of the volcano continues.
A strong vulcanian-sized explosion occurred at the volcano from its Aira caldera on 4 January.The eruption spewed a dense grey ash plume, which reached approx. 8,500 ft (2,600 m) altitude and sent lava bombs a few hundreds meters away from the crater, some of the lava bombs may reached distances greater than 900 m.
Magma is being stored in magma chamber within the Aira caldera where continues to accumulate in the long-term period.
The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows could affect an area of about 2 km distance from the main crater.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency volcano activity update 6 January 2023
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