Fears of a volcanic eruption on Miyake Island tapered off Wednesday as experts from the Meteorological Agency said there was "no possibility" of an eruption on the eastern part of the island or at the top of Mount Oyama.
The agency's Coordinating Committee for the Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions said seismic activity has moved off the west coast of the island and that magma activities are weakening, but that an eruption could not be ruled out for Miyake's western coast.
"Caution still needs to be taken," committee officials said.