IHE GREAT ERUPTION OF SAKURA-JIMA IN 1914. 



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13. 1914), Suwanosé-jima (Mar. 21, 11)14 to tlie beginning of 

 .luly, 1915, cf. p. 4), and Kuchino-Erabu in southwest Japan. 



The An-ei ernption (17 70) of Sakura-jima occurred 135 years 

 l>efore the eruption of the same volcano on January r2th, 1914. 

 No one can offer a satisfactory explanation at the present stage 

 of (^ur knowledge about this recurrence. 



ii. Premonitory Symptoms. — As premonitory symptoms of the 

 paroxysmal eruption, the land at the north of Kagoshima Bay, es- 

 pecially near Yoshimatsu Station, 55 km. from the bay, had been 

 frequently shaken during the eight months before the event. It may 

 be of interest to give here a précis of the ' Report ' by Y. Sataké, 

 Chief of the Meteorological Observator}' of Miyazaki Prefecture. 



Date, 1913-1914 Number of Earthquakes 



Period I. pxay 19tli-30th (12 days) 24) 



Strong eartliq. ] [39 



10.39^ [Jnue 2Dd-8th (7 days) 4 strong. . . . 15J 



/ (June 25tli-July 2nd (8 days) 8 strong. . . .31\ 



a -t Sympatlietic Ijû-in earthq., June 29tli-30th. 



July 9tli-18th (10 days) 6 strong. . . 



July 23rd-30th (8 days) 1 strong. . . 



Aug. 4th-13th (10 days) . . . 



I'eriod II. 



(Climax) 



Str(3ng earthq. 



140/ 



33 

 11 



. 7 

 ,37 

 ,17 



136 



Period lU. 



(After-shocks) , 

 Strong earthq. * 





Aug. 16th-23rd (8 days) 1 strong. 



Aug. 27tli-Sept. 1 (6 days) 3 strong . 



No eartbqs. from Sept. 2nd — Oct. 16th (45 days)./ 



/Oct. 17th— Nov. 16th (30 days) 5 strong 11 \ 



Tlie first eruption of Klrishiina on Nov. 8th, 11 p. in. 

 No earthqs. from Nov. 17th — Jan. 3rd, 1914 



(48 days). 

 The second eruption of KirisMmn on Dec. yth, 

 4.1ri a.m. 



Jan. 4th-14tli, 1914 (11 days) .... 3 



The third eruption of Kirishimu on Jem. 8th, 

 2.20 a.m., and lastly, the eruption of Sahura-jima 

 on J'in. 12th, lO.rJ a.m. / 



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