Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, which erupted Sunday evening.

The Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, erupted Sunday evening, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima volcano erupted at around 8:05 p.m., blowing off large rocks as far as 1.5 miles away in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima.

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Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima volcano erupted at around 8:05 p.m., blowing off large rocks as far as 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) away in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima.

This long exposure image shows the eruption of volcano Sakurajima Sunday night, July 24, 2022, in the view from Tarumizu city, Japan’s southern prefecture of Kagoshima. Japan’s Meteorological ...