Volcano experts discuss Mt. Usu outlook

Volcano experts discuss Mt. Usu outlook

DATE, Japan - Volcano experts monitoring Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido meet in Date, a city near the mountain, April 12 to revise their official outlook on the possibility of a violent eruption at the volcano. Magma movements there became localized and the chance of an imminent eruption appeared to have dwindled.

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