Shinmoe volcano in southwestern Japan, today reported its fourth outbreak in the last six days, which has led authorities to extend the exclusion zone around the crater, NHK television reported. The Shinmoe, which erupted last Thursday for the first time in the last 52 years, reported early today in a huge explosion which damaged the windows of some thirty buildings in the city of Kirishima, about three miles distance.
According to NHK, a 92-year-old woman was in a hospital was slightly injured in the head because of the rupture of one of the windows. The eruption caused a plume of about three thousand feet and led to the Japan Meteorological Agency to extend the exclusion zone around the crater to four miles, one more than before.
By the time the authorities have not ordered to evacuate, although yesterday, Monday, recommended to leave their homes to about 100 thousand residents of the nearby town of Takahatsu. The Shinmoe began spitting ash and small rocks on Wednesday and formed a column of smoke that reached more then two thousand 500 meters, making it necessary to alter some regional flights and rail service.
According to the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology cited by the local agency Kyodo, last week issued two days Shinmoe some 70 million tons of ash and volcanic materials, nine times more than the eruption expelled in 1959. 
According to NHK, a 92-year-old woman was in a hospital was slightly injured in the head because of the rupture of one of the windows. The eruption caused a plume of about three thousand feet and led to the Japan Meteorological Agency to extend the exclusion zone around the crater to four miles, one more than before.
By the time the authorities have not ordered to evacuate, although yesterday, Monday, recommended to leave their homes to about 100 thousand residents of the nearby town of Takahatsu. The Shinmoe began spitting ash and small rocks on Wednesday and formed a column of smoke that reached more then two thousand 500 meters, making it necessary to alter some regional flights and rail service.
According to the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology cited by the local agency Kyodo, last week issued two days Shinmoe some 70 million tons of ash and volcanic materials, nine times more than the eruption expelled in 1959.
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