Friday, June 16, 2006
Volcano erupts in south Japan
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Helen Update 10-02-2006Posted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(SABC News) from Japan.
Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, has erupted near the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. Smoke and ash rose high above the island's northern peak 1 117m high as residents of the nearby capital of Kagoshima prefecture looked on. Over 600 000 people live in the shadow of the volcano which is only a few kilometres off the port serving Kagoshima city.
Thousands of small explosions occur each year on Sakurajima, throwing ash thousands of kilometres into the sky. The last major eruption occurred in 1914, though most of the residents fled before the volcano engulfed several islands nearby and swallowed part of the bay of Kagoshima.
The UN has designated Sakurajima as a mountain worthy of particular study due to the presence of a highly densely populated...
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Helen Update 10-02-2006Posted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(SABC News) from Japan.
Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, has erupted near the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. Smoke and ash rose high above the island's northern peak 1 117m high as residents of the nearby capital of Kagoshima prefecture looked on. Over 600 000 people live in the shadow of the volcano which is only a few kilometres off the port serving Kagoshima city.
Thousands of small explosions occur each year on Sakurajima, throwing ash thousands of kilometres into the sky. The last major eruption occurred in 1914, though most of the residents fled before the volcano engulfed several islands nearby and swallowed part of the bay of Kagoshima.
The UN has designated Sakurajima as a mountain worthy of particular study due to the presence of a highly densely populated...
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| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
| Date | Magnitude | Latitude | Longitude | Depth | Region |
| Network: USGS | |||||
| 2006-06-16 18:29 | 5.3 | 46.6380 | 144.4470 | 385.0 | SEA OF OKHOTSK |
| 2006-06-16 17:10 | 5.7 | 40.7580 | 143.6850 | 31.3 | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-06-16 05:35 | 5.3 | 1.1950 | 121.8210 | 33.9 | MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-16 04:02 | 5.2 | -7.8820 | 156.2190 | 48.2 | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 2006-06-16 02:56 | 5.6 | 1.3120 | 121.8090 | 30.8 | MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-15 23:04 | 5.2 | 45.3440 | 97.4190 | 6.1 | WESTERN MONGOLIA |
| 2006-06-15 18:10 | 5.2 | -15.4690 | -175.1490 | 10.0 | TONGA |
| 2006-06-15 06:49 | 5.8 | 45.3460 | 97.3110 | 10.0 | WESTERN MONGOLIA |
| 2006-06-15 04:28 | 5.4 | 1.4470 | 126.3960 | 10.0 | MOLUCCA SEA |
| 2006-06-14 07:24 | 5.2 | 2.7060 | 94.4210 | 29.2 | OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA |
| Network: EMSC | |||||
| 2006-06-16 18:29 | 5.5 | 46.8200 | 144.5200 | 354.0 | SEA OF OKHOTSK |
| 2006-06-16 17:10 | 5.7 | 40.4500 | 143.4000 | 2.0 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-06-16 14:47 | 5.2 | 30.7100 | 141.7600 | 10.0 | SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-06-16 10:42 | 5.2 | 40.4100 | 143.6400 | 2.0 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-06-16 05:35 | 5.4 | 1.2300 | 121.8200 | 50.0 | MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI |
| 2006-06-16 04:02 | 5.2 | -7.8800 | 156.2200 | 48.0 | SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION |
| 2006-06-16 02:56 | 5.8 | 2.0000 | 121.7200 | 33.0 | CELEBES SEA |
| 2006-06-16 02:56 | 5.6 | 1.3500 | 121.9200 | 40.0 | MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI |
| 2006-06-15 23:04 | 5.2 | 45.6000 | 97.2700 | 60.0 | MONGOLIA |
| 2006-06-15 22:55 | 5.2 | -21.1300 | -178.1700 | 400.0 | FIJI ISLANDS REGION |
| Recent Volcanic Activity | |||||
| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Status | VolcanoName | Country |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | 13.850 | -89.630 | Red | Santa Ana | El Salvador |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -7.540 | 110.440 | Red | Merapi | Java |
| 2006-06-15 11:02 | 2.780 | 125.480 | Orange | Karangetang | Sangihe Is. |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -19.520 | 169.430 | Orange | Yasur | So. Pacific |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | 46.200 | -122.180 | Orange | Mt. St. Helens | United States |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -1.520 | 29.250 | Orange | Nyiragongo | C. Africa |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -8.670 | 122.450 | Orange | Egon | Indonesia |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | 14.380 | -90.600 | Orange | Pacaya | Guatemala |
| 2006-06-15 20:02 | 1.680 | 127.880 | Orange | Dukono | Indonesia |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -4.270 | 152.200 | Orange | Rabaul | New Britain |
