Japan: Dust Clouds Rise From Mount Mayuyama After Earthquake
On August 12, 2026, in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, a video captured clouds of dust rising from the slope of Mount Mayuyama shortly after a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck the area. The mountain, located near residential homes, has shown signs of surface erosion since a major earthquake sequence hit the region in late July. Officials monitoring the mountain and the nearby Mount Fugen lava dome said there are currently no signs of a major collapse, though close observation is continuing.
Mount Mayuyama is historically significant as the site of a catastrophic collapse in 1792 that triggered a tsunami and killed around 15,000 people in Shimabara and neighboring Kumamoto.
- Product Code
- ILEA005090765
- Registered date
- 2026/8/13 14:28:18
- Credit
- @twuchanmaeba via Spectee
- Media source
- @twuchanmaeba via Spectee
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
- Deployment size
- 26.80(MB)*
- Special instruction
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2026 at 13:12h, Video Location: Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
Video Recording Date/Time: August 12
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