Table 1. Summary of non-tephra fall impacts during the Shinmoedake eruption.

Clast fallout

27 January: Large clasts (4–6 cm diameter) cracked car windows in Miike, 7 km from the vent.

14 February: 1.5–2 cm diameter scoria clasts caused damage in Kobayashi City (14 km from vent), including breakage of solar panels and car windows and holes in plastic corrugated roofing. As at 7 March there were 696 reported cases of damage in Kobayashi City.

27 January–18 April: 32 recorded cases of solar panel and car window damage in Takaharu Town.

Shockwaves

1 February: An estimated 381 panes of glass were broken in 99 schools, hotels and houses in the Makizono and Kirishima areas of Kirishima City. Some of these windows were wire-reinforced and damage was not restricted to windows facing the volcano. Damage occurred up to 12 km from the vent. Window and doorframes were also bent.

2 February: Shockwaves from two explosive eruptions broke windows in Yoshinomoto, Miyakonojo City, and in Kirishima (one person injured, see Table 7). A total of 215 buildings in Kirishima City reported cases of glass breakage (as at 7 March). There were also isolated reports of bending of automatic door tracks and damage to light fittings.

Lahars

17 February: A storm event prompted evacuation advisories for 2,523 residents (1,148 households) in Miyakonojo City and 214 residents (99 households) in Takaharu Town.

Catchments in Takaharu Town filled with pyroclastic debris, leading authorities to undertake 24 catchment clearing operations between mid-February and September.