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On July 3rd 2005, a volcano erupted in the Pacific Ocean near the uninhabited Minami Iwojima Island, about 1,400km (870 miles) south of Tokyo. The volcano erupted underwater. Volcanoes, like these, are called "submarine" volcanoes.
A 3,280 foot column of steam was investigated by the Japanese Coast Guard after the eruption was spotted by a member of Japan's armed forces stationed on the island of Iwojima.
An aerial photograph of the activity was captured by Reuters' Kyodo.
The area known as Fukutokuoka-no-ba has a history of seismic activity, with at least ten historic eruptions in the last century.
The most recent underwater volcano eruption was in January 1986 and lasted three days.
As a result, the volcano created a crescent-shaped island, which sank in March 1986.
The last eruption at Futuku-Okanoba took place in 1992.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no current danger of a tsunami, often caused by underwater seismic activity.
In another part of the world, in southeast Austin Texas, KXAN 36 reported last week that they also have underwater volcanoes. Their volcanoes, however, haven't seen any activity for 80 million years. St. Edward's University is hoping theirs will never erupt. The school is located smack dab in the middle of the mouth of the volcano.
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