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Miyakejima's Mt. Oyama erupts again, sends smoke 8 km high

MIYAKE, Japan - People watch as Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima erupts again Aug. 29, sending black smoke about 8 km into the air. A local meteorological observatory said the eruption started at around 4:35 a.m. and called on residents to be on alert. The 813-meter volcano, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, has erupted several times this summer, with the last burst occurring Aug. 28 on a small scale. Smoke from the recent eruptions is streaming into Kanagawa Prefecture through Sagami Bay.

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Eruption of Mt. Oyama forces Miyakejima residents to evacuates

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Following the Aug. 18 eruption of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo, islanders take shelter at a gymnasium in Miyake Junior High School in the Izu district Aug. 19. The 813-meter volcano belched smoke as high as 8,000 meters. Experts said the Aug. 18 eruption was the largest in the past six weeks.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Mt. Oyama erupts, residents evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama, a volcano located on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 10, spewing smoke as high as 3,000 meters. The 813-meter volcano (in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter) erupted for the first time since July 15, forcing nearby residents to evacuate.

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Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A girl wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of volcanic ash returns home from a shelter on Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 17 after the partial lifting of an evacuation order by authorities. The authorities allowed 86 islanders to return home three days after they were told to evacuate following July 14's eruption of Mt. Oyama, a 813-meter volcano at the center of Miyakejima.

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Road on Niijima hit by quake-triggered landslide

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Volcanic ashes cover Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Vessel surveys Mt. Oyama's volcanic activities

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel conducts surveys on 813-meter Mt. Oyama (in the background) on Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27 after a warning for an imminent volcanic eruption on the island was issued.

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Miyakejima's Mt. Oyama erupts again, sends smoke 8 km high

MIYAKE, Japan - People watch as Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima erupts again Aug. 29, sending black smoke about 8 km into the air. A local meteorological observatory said the eruption started at around 4:35 a.m. and called on residents to be on alert. The 813-meter volcano, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, has erupted several times this summer, with the last burst occurring Aug. 28 on a small scale. Smoke from the recent eruptions is streaming into Kanagawa Prefecture through Sagami Bay.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Eruption of Mt. Oyama forces Miyakejima residents to evacuates

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Following the Aug. 18 eruption of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo, islanders take shelter at a gymnasium in Miyake Junior High School in the Izu district Aug. 19. The 813-meter volcano belched smoke as high as 8,000 meters. Experts said the Aug. 18 eruption was the largest in the past six weeks.

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NASA image shows 3-D representation of Miyakejima

WASHINGTON, United States - This NASA image shows a three-dimensional representation of Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo. The image was generated from data collected by Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri during a space shuttle mission in February. Mt. Oyama, the 813-meter volcano at the center of the island, has erupted several times since July 8. Photo was provided by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Mt. Oyama erupts, residents evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama, a volcano located on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 10, spewing smoke as high as 3,000 meters. The 813-meter volcano (in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter) erupted for the first time since July 15, forcing nearby residents to evacuate.

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Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A girl wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of volcanic ash returns home from a shelter on Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 17 after the partial lifting of an evacuation order by authorities. The authorities allowed 86 islanders to return home three days after they were told to evacuate following July 14's eruption of Mt. Oyama, a 813-meter volcano at the center of Miyakejima.

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Volcanic ashes cover Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Road on Niijima hit by quake-triggered landslide

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Vessel surveys Mt. Oyama's volcanic activities

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel conducts surveys on 813-meter Mt. Oyama (in the background) on Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27 after a warning for an imminent volcanic eruption on the island was issued.