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Sakurajima

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:27:00 GMT
Raw Output
FVFE01 at 10:27 UTC, 14/08/26 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260814/1027Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SAKURAJIMA [AIRA CALDERA] 282080
PSN: N3136 E13039
AREA: JAPAN
SOURCE ELEV: 1117M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/155
INFO SOURCE: JMA HIMAWARI-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED AT 20260814/1006Z FL090 EXTD S
OBS VA DTG: 14/1010Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL090 180/2KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA IS DETECTED IN SATELLITE 
IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=
Sakurajima

Sakurajima

Japan
Level 4

The last confirmed eruption of Sakurajima began in 2017 and is continuing (as of December 2025).

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