jstepp 0 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 anyone live near the eruption? or even see it on the news? Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 What? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Near Karizawa maybe Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Minor eruption of Japan volcano, no evacuation 01 Sep 2004 12:22:59 GMT Source: Reuters TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A volcano in central Japan erupted on Wednesday night, spitting cinders and glowing red at its tip, but the scale of the eruption was minor and no evacuation was necessary, officials said. Mount Asama, a 2,568-metre (8,425-foot) peak not far from Nagano, the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, erupted shortly after 8:00 p.m. (1100 GMT), an official at the Meteorological Agency said. "It appears to be a minor eruption, and we are not considering issuing any evacuation orders," the official said. He said that due to bad weather, it was difficult to determine whether the mountain had sent up a column of ash, but it appeared that cinders had been thrown about halfway down the side of the peak. Television footage showed a small red glow in the darkness, and residents were quoted as saying they heard the sound of an explosion. Asama has had several minor eruptions in recent years, including at least four in 2003. Japan, which lies at the intersection of at least three tectonic plates -- massive slabs of the earth's crust -- is one of the world's most seismically active nations, with an earthquake occurring every five minutes somewhere in the country. Wednesday's eruption took place on the anniversary of a 1923 earthquake that devastated Tokyo, and a quake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Japan just before noon. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Wow I didn't know that one was active. Thats the one not far from Tsumagoi, right? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 It was on tv last night. Apparently lots of poor cabbages had ash all over them, and they had to be cleaned. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 95 yen, discounted. Link to post Share on other sites
orinoco 0 Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 I thought it was snowing in Karuizawa last night when I saw that news of the ash falling down on the news. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I saw that too, looked like it was coming down pretty heavy as well. Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 What, ash was falling down in the town?? Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Yes. It even "dusted" Tokyo apparently. Link to post Share on other sites
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