Oct 11 (Japan Today) - The alert level for Mt Shinmoe, a volcano in Kyushu region, has been raised to 3 on a scale 5 after a small-scale eruption on Wednesday, the Japan Meterological Agency said.
The eruption at 5:34 a.m. was the first in six years at Shinmoe, which is part of the Mt Kirishima cluster of volcanoes.
A level 3 alert advises people not to approach the volcano. The top level 5 would order evacuation.
Source: ANNnewsCH