The Japanese people can’t catch a break!
A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday 13/03/2011
The 4,689-foot Shinmoedake volcano, in the Kirishima range, had its first major eruption for 52 years in January, but there had not been any major activity at the site since March 1.
Rock and ash was thrown 1,800m (6,000ft) into the air and experts say a lava dome is growing inside its crater.
The eruption was on the southern Kyushu island, 1,500km (950 miles) from the epicentre of the quake.