India, July 18 -- A massive eruption was seen at the at the Minami-dake summit of the Sakurajima Volcano in Japan on July 17, confirmed Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA).

The eruption was marked with dense ash plumes, reaching nearly 3,300 meters (3.3 kilometres) high from the surface of the ground.

"As of 11:00 today (18th), the eruption alert level for Miyakejima was lowered to 1," read the JMA official report.

Videos of the eruption have also surfaced on various social media platforms including X.

Being a country that is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is dotted with several volcanic mountains, including Sakurajima.

Noting that Sakurajima is an active volcano the JMA, in its official statement said that before the erupti...