[RayChuang88]

There is MAJOR concern that Mount Aso--which has one of the largest volcano calderas in the world--is about to erupt on a BIG way based on the earthquake activity near Kumamoto. The possibility of an eruption at least as big as what happened at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 may not be far-fetched--and I wouldn't even completely rule out an eruption with the same ash output as Krakatoa in 1883, either.

[goodnesswins]

Volcanoes could put a real crimp in the global warming industry...

[VanShuyten]

Yes. Two of the larger aftershocks were on the north-east rim of the caldera, opposite Kumamoto.

You can see the rim of the caldera in the photo at the top of this post. It’s the green band towards the top of the picture.