The following is a chronology of events surrounding the recent series of eruptions of Mount Oyama on Miyake Island.
June 26 -- The Meteorological Agency warns of a possible eruption on Miyake Island. Miyake village office advises residents to evacuate.
June 27 -- Underwater eruption occurs off the western shore of the island.
June 29 -- The Coordinating Committee for the Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions (CCPVE) declares Miyake Island safe from eruption. Evacuation advisory lifted.
July 8 -- Mount Oyama erupts at summit.
July 9 -- Summit area found to be caved in.
July 14 -- Mount Oyama erupts again, pouring ash over island.
July 30 -- Quakes of intensity upper 5, lower 6 rock Miyake.
Aug. 10 -- Mount Oyama erupts at summit.
Aug. 18 -- Mount Oyama has largest eruption yet, sending up black smoke more than 8,000 meters and showering residential areas with volcanic rock. Residents advised to evacuate.
Aug. 21 -- CCPVE tells residents to beware of falling stones.
Aug. 24 -- CCPVE says it is difficult to predict a future eruption on Mount Oyama.
Aug. 26 -- More than 1,000, or about one-third, of Miyake residents have evacuated the island since Aug. 19.
Aug. 29 -- Large eruption occurs on Mount Oyama. Small pyroclastic flows detected in northeastern and southwestern parts of Miyake Island. The 136 elementary and secondary school students remaining on the island evacuate en masse along with teachers.
Aug. 30 -- Miyake village office orders full-scale evacuation of the island due to the possibility of mudslides resulting from heavy rain. Students and teachers arrive at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo.
Aug. 31 -- CCPVE for the first time hints at possibility of larger pyroclastic flows. About 60 percent of islanders have evacuated. Evacuation order and advisory lifted.
Sept. 1 -- Miyake village office orders all residents, except some 600 involved in disaster relief, to evacuate the island.