Japan: Crack in Mt Fuji
When
earthquakes split mountains: 6.4 magnitude quake leaves 20 meter
crack in Mt. Fuji
11
July, 2012
July
11, 2012 – JAPAN
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20-meter-long crack was found halfway up Mount Fuji in Yamanashi
Prefecture after a 6.4-magnitude
earthquake hit on March 15, 2011, centered around eastern Shizuoka
Prefecture, local authorities revealed Tuesday.
They ruled out the
possibility of an eruption.
“No abnormalities have been observed
regarding Mount Fuji and the mountain shows no signs of an eruption,”
an official at the Meteorological Agency said, indicating the crack
was caused not by volcanic activity but by the temblor.
Both the
width and depth of the crack were several centimeters, and it has
subsequently been covered by sand and pebbles, according to the
Yamanashi Prefectural Government.
“Nothing has happened after more
than a year (since the discovery of the crack), so Mount Fuji is
probably not going to erupt,” said Shigeo Aramaki, head of the
Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences, who inspected the
crack in June last year.
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