Japan: Volcano: 2000/03
GLIDE: VO-2000-000176-JPN
| Period | 2000/03 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Volcano |
| Outline | The eruption occurred around 1:10 p.m. (0400 GMT). Experts monitoring the volcano's seismic activity had predicted the eruption, and had evacuated more than 11,000 residents from homes at its base. Volcanic ash began to rain down on several towns near the volcano shortly after the eruption. The area was enveloped by the pungent smell of sulphur. After the eruption, Date city official Kazuki Owada said the city had widened its evacuation order to include another 548 people. All 13,000 residents in Abuta village were told to evacuate. A military helicopter detected Thursday that cracks on the volcano's slopes had widened to 100 meters (330 feet). Mount Usu is 732 meters (2,402 feet) high. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
Related Links
Report/Articles
Geological Survey of Hokkaido
Japanese Only
Geological Survey of Hokkaido
Japanese Only
Abuta-cho Reconstruction Plan (Draft)
Abuta-cho issued the reconstruction plan (draft) (Japanese only)
Visited Researcher Mr.NIMARU Report 2000/06/20
Visit at the Vocano erupted area
in Hokkido
Researcher Mr.ARAKIDA Report 2000/08/06
Visit at the Volcanic erupted area in Hokkaido
BBC News 2000/03/31 09:07GMT
Pictures of Mt. Usu eruption
CNN News 2000/03/31 06:52GMT
The magnitude of the eruption was not immediately known. Smoke was reaching more than 2,000 meters into the atmosphere, but there were no reports of lava flowing from the volcano.
CNN News 2000/03/29 12:25GMT
Three towns near a volcano that was in danger of erupting in northern Japan ordered the evacuation of 8,000 people as increasingly powerful tremors shook the region Wednesday
Hokkaido Broadcasting
Live image of Mt. Usu
Sapporo TV
Live image of Mt. Usu
Abuta Town Office
Japanese only
Sobetsu Town Office
Japanese only
Hokkaido Prefectural Government Iburi Branch
Japanese only
Hokkaido Prefectural Government
Information on Mt. Usu (Japanese only)
Geographycal Data
Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Construction
To obtain the image data, please go to http://www.gsi-mc.go.jp/WNEW/LATEST/USU/photo/photo.htm
[ERI Emergency Relief Information]
Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan
Ministry of Posts and Communications
Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido Chapter
Pictures
2000/8/5
It is a state around the admittance prohibition zone of some Mt USU on August 5-6.
Both houses and roads are as much as a throat and an eye are painful by full of volcanic ashes.