Overview
- The Minamidake crater sent a 3.4‑kilometer ash plume that coated Kagoshima city in debris.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency kept the alert at Level 3 and told people to stay away due to falling rocks and possible pyroclastic flows.
- Air travel at Kagoshima saw groundings and delays, and ash forced road closures and transit reroutes in nearby towns.
- Local authorities set up evacuations in high‑risk areas and told residents to stay indoors and use masks as cleanup began.
- JMA said the eruption relieved recent ground swelling at Sakurajima, and officials continue close monitoring for further activity.