INDONESIA – Indonesia’s Mount Marapi eruption on Monday sent thick gray ash as high as 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) above its peak. The early morning eruption of Marapi, located in West Sumatra province, was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 30 millimeters and a duration of about 33 seconds, the Antara news agency […]
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Sakurajima Volcano in Japan Erupts
JAPAN – The Sakurajima volcano which is located in Kagoshima prefecture in Japan erupted early Sunday, sending ash and smoke as high as 4,400 meters (14,436 feet) according to local reports. The eruption continued after the initial blast, leading the local weather agency to issue an ashfall forecast for the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures. […]