Scary Beautiful Video Captures Japan Volcano's Violent Explosion
Mount Shindake sends an ash cloud 30,000 feet into the sky.
A volcano in Japan erupted violently Friday morning, sending a dark ash cloud an estimated 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky. No deaths and only one minor injury have so far been reported by the country’s government.
The volcano, Mount Shindake, rises above the small island of Kuchinoerabujima, which lies about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the larger Japanese island Kyushu and about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Tokyo. The small island’s 140 residents have been evacuated by Japan’s coast guard.
Shindake last erupted in August 2014. Before that it had erupted in 1980.
At least one flight has been diverted as a result of the ash cloud, but there hasn't been widespread disruption to travel because of the volcano's