Japan raises alert level for Mt. Sakurajima up to highest ever 4

8/15/2015 3:08:37 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

KAGOSHIMA Japan 15th August 2015 (WAM) -- The weather agency of Japan on Saturday raised its alert level for the Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan to 4 on a 5-point scale the highest ever for the mountain with the possibility growing of a major eruption there.

The level 4 alert calls for evacuation preparations. Earthquakes originating from the island volcano near Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture have been frequently observed since around 7 a.m. Saturday the Japan Meteorological Agency was quoted as saying by the Kyodo news agency.

There have been some 690 eruptions from the Showa vent of the 1117-meter volcano since the start of this year with the plume reaching an altitude of some 4300 meters on May 21.

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