Japan: Volcano: 2000/06/26

Period	2000/06/26
Country or District	Japan
Event Type	Volcano
Outline	On August 18, 2000, the Mt. Oyama Volcano, Miyake Island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo experienced its largest eruption in 17 years. Rocks and smoke shot about 8,000 m into the air and the island has been covered with volcanic ash in various areas, which forced residents to flee. On August 28, Mt. Oyama erupted on the second largest scale since June. It is reported the deposits of volcanic ash were 15 cm at the thickest point. Though no serious damage has been reported so far, Tokyo municipal government ordered the evacuation of the entire population of Miyake Island, prompting warnings that heavy rains could set off mudslides. By September 4, the due date of the evacuation, nearly 3,000 residents had evacuated to the shelter in Shibuya, Tokyo and others. The experts told the eruption of this time is very rare case in the volcanic studies, it would be very hard to make prediction.

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Report/Articles

Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion Earthquake Research Committee　2000/10/11
Report on Volcanic Eruption in Miyake Island by Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion Earthquake Research Committee　

Disaster Prevention Bureau, National Land Agency
Report on thevolcanic and seismic activity of Miyake and surrounding islands (Japanese only)

TOUKON
Newsletter by residents of Miyake Island　（Japanese only)

Yomiuri Newspaper
(Japanese only)

Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
The aerial photograph of the summit of Mt. Oyama, Miyake island

Tokyo Municipal Government
Official Statements on Disaster Management Meeting (Japanese only)

Geological survey of Japan
Miyakejima volcanic eruption information 2000

Sankei Newspaper
Editorial (Japanese only)

Mainichi Newspaper
Editorial (Japanese only)

Asahi Newspaper
Special　"Izu Islands Earthquake and Eruption" (Japanese only)

the Meteorological Agency
Weather forecast of Kanto-Koshinetsu area　（Japanese only)

Geological Survey of Japan
Miyake-jima volcano information 2000

Tokyo Municipal Government
Tokyo Municipal Government Homepage (Japanese only)

Yomiuri Newspaper
Special "Izu Islands Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption" (Japanese only)

Geographycal Data

[ERI Emergency Relief Information]

Miyake Village Office
（Japanese only)

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

ADI Research Institute Active in Disaster

Pictures

Miyakejima Now
Pictures taken on Feb. 23, 2001