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| Updated on: 9 March 2018, 17:20 IST
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Mount Shinmoe in Japan's Kyushu island erupted violently again on Friday following a powerful eruption earlier this week.
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According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Mt. Shinmoe, which straddles Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, erupted at around 4 p.m.
Prior to Friday's eruption, the 1,421-metre high volcano, located in the Kirishima mountain range, erupted violently on Tuesday, spewing plumes of smoke and volcanic ash around 2,100 metres into the air.
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The JMA said it had been observing volcanic tremors on the mountain since the beginning of the month and that a plume had been rising from the east side of the crater.
There was a smaller eruption on March 1 and before that, the volcano had last erupted in October 2017.
First published: 9 March 2018, 17:20 IST