SUPERVOLCANO ASO CALDERA ERRUPTING STARDED NOW IN KYUSHU JAPAN. PIN

Gov't raises volcanic eruption alert level for Mt Aso to 2

Monday 16th May, 02:14 PM JST



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KUMAMOTO —

The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic activity-related alert level Monday for Mt Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture from 1 to 2, prompting local authorities to ban entry to areas within 1 kilometer of the crater of Mt Naka, one of five peaks in the active volcano’s central cone group.

Volcanic rocks could be launched from Mt Naka to within the off-limit areas. The move came after the belch of a small amount of volcanic ash and a small eruption were observed at the mountain on Friday and Sunday, respectively. On Monday, a small eruption and some 500-meter high volcanic smoke were observed at around 10 a.m.

[link to ds.data.jma.go.jp]


Volcanic ash in the air.

more info please

[link to en.wikipedia.org]


The big problem is that only the northernmost crater has been active for the last 70 years—1974, 1979, 1984–1985, 1989-1991, 2009, and 2011. Now the palce wich one is errupting is MT Naka peak wich is middle of caldera and it is place where was last big one errupt about 90000 year ago. Half of kyushu hit the pyrclastic flow.

This place can blow up power about VEI 6-8.

for more info

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Well problem is that most of Japan vocano sites are in Japan and now the english sites are down. I go to eat now and try to find seismograms etc when i'm back.

This is from Big Think.

"Japan has had a quite a year within geologic activity - some of it very tragic, some of it less so. Volcanically, both Sakurajima and Kirishima have put on shows that captured the attention of the world. Now it seems that another Japanese volcano might be joining the list for 2011. The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised the alert status today to Level 2 (from 1) for Mt. Aso on Kyushu Island. Since Friday, Nakadake at Aso produced a small, 500 meter / ~1,600 feet steam-and-ash plume (video) with minor explosions.

Aso itself is, much like Kirishima, actually a complex of volcanoes within a 24 km caldera (see the stunning image below). The current activity is centered at Nakadake, a popular hiking destination that has had some problems with volcanic gas emissions. Nakadake is the most active vent amongst 17 within the Aso caldera, producing numerous small VEI 1-2 explosions over the last few centuries - some of which have lead to fatalities. However, the Aso caldera has had larger eruptions that produced significant pyroclastic activity including a number of VEI 3 eruptions that have left noticeable ash layers. Phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions - interactions with water - are common at Nakadake due to the small crater lake found at the volcano (see top left).

There are a multitude of webcams pointed at Aso - so you can see if you can check out any of the action if the volcano does start erupting more vigorously. Aso does have an associated volcano observatory at the University of Kyoto, but there is current no English version."

link to big think
[link to bigthink.com]

Yep. I think it will errupt long and many times and maxium is somethin VEI 3. But there is risk that its blows up. And then Fukushima is not baddest thing in Japan.

Thanks Finn guy.

Yea, build nuke plants on a fault line next to a line

volcanoes. Preplanned Superdoom!

Last Edited by Survival Sun on 05/17/2011 01:20 PM

If it goes, Guam could capsize!!!

Frying Pan, meet Fire.

Doesn't Japan sit on 4 tetonic plates?

Pacific, Philippine, Asian and North American intersect at Japan.

Yes. North American, Pacific, Eurasian and Philippine plates.


They don't allow any tourist near volcano just waiting that it calm down. Well activity is rising and allert lever 2+. From twitter.

is there a streaming camera for this volcano?

Well Japan shouldn't have had ANY nuke plants given its geographic vulnerabilities. But since the US stopped its expansion in WWII it had no other choice but build them wherever it could.

You mean there are actual TOURISTS in JAPAN right now?!

Wow!

If this thing is bubbling to a major eruption we'll have sometime to head to the store and stock up. Becasue the west coast of the US will be black for days if not months.

"The greater part of Japan must go into the sea" - Ed Cayce.

Thanks for the update, coal, hydro, wind works as well. How

about Tesla technologies...

Last Edited by Survival Sun on 05/17/2011 02:02 PM

live webcam 1
[link to www.123-cams.com]

this one has multiple views
[link to w3.vgs.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

Here is a pretty cool link for All the volcano webcams of the world. :)

[link to bigthink.com]

edit to add. This is probably the best of the lot though.

[link to www33.ocn.ne.jp]

Translation of text under the screen...Aso is a picture of the current (automatic update every 30 seconds) does not automatically refresh, re-read from time to time as necessary (reload) please.

Aso mountain is named instead, Neko Yue, Takadake, Takeshi Naka, Mt. Eboshi, generally referred to collectively as the mountains and Mt Kishimadake says five of Mt. If the fine is reflected around the Naka Takeshi Takadake (根子岳 than the screen is not visible on the left, Mt. Eboshi, Kishimadake is not reflected in the right of the screen.)
(camera location - 中坂梨 Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture)

Last Edited by NicolasDeck on 05/17/2011 02:04 PM

linky please, stinky