TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Mount Sakurajima, a volcano in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, erupted on Wednesday, the weather agency here said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a level-2 warning on its five-tier scale, and will raise it to level 3 if volcanic activity increases, it said.
The JMA warned people within a 1-km radius against pyroclastic flows and falling rocks.
The eruption, the first at the Showa crater since April 2018, was observed at 10:52 a.m. local time, with plumes rising to 1,000 meters noted at 11:10 a.m., local media reported, citing the Kagoshima Meteorological Office.
Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes.
The volcano is located in the Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern tip of Japan and is connected to the Osumi Peninsula on Kyushu, the country's southwestern main island. Enditem
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