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Eruptions reported at Sakurajima volcano
Volcanic eruptions were reported at Sakurajima on 16 and 17 October. An alert level 3 restricting entry remains in effect due to the risk of large volcanic blocks and small pyroclastic flows beyond one kilometre from the Minamidake summit crater and Showa crater. Potential damage or downstream impacts have not been reported.
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WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported10 days ago
Published2026-10-17 02:22 UTC
Occurred2026-10-16
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports18Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling, 1 reported as carrying another outlet, 9 unresolved. A report we could not place either way is not counted as independence.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Eruptions reported at Sakurajima volcano. 2026-10-17T02:22:03.205Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6068. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-17/volcanic-activity-5323cc72
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