Eruption of Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan

[Astronuc]

Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption
http://news.yahoo.com/japan-warns-tourists-mount-aso-eruption-031922592.html#

Japan on Monday warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into the air, the latest eruption in one of the world's most volcanically active countries.
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The 1,592-metre (5,253-foot) Aso, a popular tourist spot, has been rumbling into life since last year and in August the meteorological agency issued an alert after picking up increasing seismic activity around the volcano Sakurajima, to the south.

http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=282110

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85090

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/japanese-volcano-mount-aso-on-island-of-kyushu-erupts

Apparently folks can tour the crater - when it is not erupting.
http://www.kyusanko.co.jp/aso/lang_en/

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

@davenn picking anything up?

 

[davenn]

@davenn picking anything up?

Hi Greg,

had to look to see where in Japan it was ... middle of Kyushu
No nothing here and the USGS network hasn't picked up anything significant either

Dave

 

[Drakkith]

Apparently folks can tour the crater - when it is not erupting.

So the mid-eruption sightseeing atop the peak is out then?

 

[Astronuc]

So the mid-eruption sightseeing atop the peak is out then?

Due to volcanic activity, a no-entry zone is currently maintained that stretches two kilometers from the crater and results in the closure of the ropeway, road and hiking trails to the crater. The road towards the crater is open as far as Kusasenri-ga-hama.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4552.html

"Even when the area around the summit is open, gases can be intense, and people with respiratory problems should refrain from approaching the crater."

 

[Astronuc]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-volcano-idUSKCN12804E?il=0
Mount Aso on Kyushu Island (southern Japan) has sent huge plumes of gray smoke as high as 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) into the air in one of the volcano's first explosive eruption since 1980.

https://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/mt-aso-in-southwestern-japan-erupts

Residents warned as Mount Aso volcano rumbles to life
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...warned-japans-mount-aso-volcano-rumbles-life/

 

[Drakkith]

Residents warned as Mount Aso volcano rumbles to life

Let's hope it's just rolling over before going back to sleep...

 

[davenn]

@davenn picking anything up?

hi Greg

no, quakes from the eruption too small to be recorded at my distance