Kirishima volcano (Kyushu Island, Japan): eruption warning as earthquakes were detected under volcano

The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) increased the alert level of the volcano from 1 (normal) to 2 (eruption warning). During an interval of less than 24 hours, 22 volcanic earthquakes just below the Shinmoedake crater were detected under the volcano. This could mean that a shallow magma intrusion is under way, which in turn could result in another eruption of the volcano, which is one of…