“We believe that this new approach could help to improve eruption forecasting and hazard assessment at volcanoes not just in this area, but worldwide. Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous volcano – and its highest peak – is active but has not erupted since 1707. In September 2014, a major eruption on Mount Ontake in central Japan killed 57 people. “The 1914 eruption measured about 1.5 km cubed in volume – a massive event,” Hickey said. “From our data we think it would take around 130 years for the volcano to store the same amount of magma for another eruption of a similar size – meaning we are around 25 years away.”

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2016 11:29 UTC