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According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), at around 17:59 local time on January 9, 6Category 0**, the maximum tremor was felt with a seismic intensity of 5 weak, and the areas where the greatest tremor was observed were Nagaoka City, Chuetsu Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, and other places. The depth of the epicenter is 10 km.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this ** may cause some degree of change in the sea level, but it will not cause a tsunami.
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Agency said that so far, the incident has not affected the Kashiwazaki Kariba nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture and the Shiga nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the crater at the summit of Nandake Mountain on Sakurajima, located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Prefecture, Japan, began to erupt at 15:52 local time on the 9th, and volcanic smoke rose from the crater to about 1,200 meters into the air.
It is said that this is the first eruption of the Sakurajima volcano this year. The volcano erupted 89 times last year. There are five levels of alert for volcanic eruptions in Japan, with level 5 being the highest. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has maintained the volcano alert level at 3 on Sakurajima and restricted access to the mountain.
Sakurajima is an active volcanic island located in Kagoshima Bay, covering an area of 77 square kilometers and consisting of three volcanic bodies: Mt. Kita, Mt. Nakadake, and Mt. Minami.