Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Nishinoshima in Japan on 24 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC

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GREEN alert: The Nishinoshima Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID	VO 284096
Name:	Nishinoshima
Lat/Lon:	27.247 , 140.874
Event Date:	24 Dec 2019 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	No people affected
Exposed Population 100km:	No people affected
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	2
Population Exposure Index PEI:	1
Inserted at:	24 Dec 2019 04:57 UTC

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The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) reported that during an overflight of Nishinoshima on 15 December surveyors observed that explosions were occurring from the main crater of the pyroclastic cone every second to several seconds. Blocks were ejected as high as 300 m above the crater rim; red hot blocks were scattered at the base of the cone. Gray plumes rose from the crater, and lava continued flowing E into the sea. A new crater had opened on the N flank of the cone and effused lava that flowed NW down to the sea. JMA expanded the marine exclusion zone around the island to 2.5 km the next day. Sources: Japan Coast Guard,Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
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