{"id":171757,"date":"2025-06-25T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171757&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-26T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:52:16","slug":"shinmoedake-alert-raised-after-eruption","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/shinmoedake-alert-raised-after-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinmoedake Alert Raised After Eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan\u2019s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Shinmoedake, part of the Kirishima mountain range on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, from Level 2 to Level 3 following an eruption on June 22. The decision came after a field survey revealed a sharp rise in sulfur dioxide emissions, now at 4,000 tons per day\u2014a level undetected in May. Authorities warn of falling volcanic rocks within a 3 km radius and potential pyroclastic flows up to 2 km. This marks Shinmoedake\u2019s first eruption in seven years, with heavy ashfall recorded in Takahara Town, Miyazaki. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.data.jma.go.jp\/vois\/data\/report\/activity_info\/551.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan Meteorological Agency<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kagoshima\/20250626\/5050031235.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shinmoedake-jun25_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"790\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shinmoedake-jun25_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shinmoedake-jun25_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shinmoedake-jun25_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shinmoedake-jun25_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Shinmoedake, part of the Kirishima mountain range on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171757","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kagoshima-prefecture","location-miyazaki-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}