A volcano on the southwestern main island of Kyushu that erupted earlier this week for the first time in six years erupted again on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, spewed ash around 2,300 meters above its crater shortly after an eruption in the morning. There were no immediate reports of injury or property damage.

The agency issued a warning for flying rocks and pyroclastic flows covering areas within 2 kilometers of the crater of the 1,421-meter volcano.

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The weather agency had said Friday that it was likely the volcano had ceased erupting.

Since the volcano began erupting on Wednesday, ash falls have occurred in the two prefectures, while the agency has also said ash could fall in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture.