The Japanese authorities issued a warning today after volcano eruption in the southwest of the country, with large boulders jutting nearly a kilometre away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported.
According to an agency, no injuries were reported immediately after the eruption of the Mount Odake volcano in the Kagoshima region, according to the agency.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has set the alert level at 3 - on a five-point scale - with level 5 providing for an evacuation order - to restrict access to the area around the volcano after the eruption occurred at 2am local time.
Several initial «explosions» occurred in the crater yesterday, the agency said, cited by Kyodo, which warned that large boulders ejected from the volcano could land within a two-kilometer radius.
A similar eruption occurred on Mount Ontake in March, for which the meteorological service had also issued a level 3 alert.
Japan, which has many active volcanoes, is located in the Pacific «Ring of Fire», where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
