They said the eruption appeared to have ended at 14:50 p.m. local time.During field surveys, authorities recorded that ash fall had been heavy enough to obscure road markings.Ash fall was recorded in Kirishima City, Soo City, and Kanoya City in Kagoshima Prefecture, as well as Miyakonojo City in Miyazaki Prefecture.The observatories said Shinmoedake remains active. "Caution is advised within approximately 3 km of the crater due to the risk of large volcanic rocks," the alert said, originally in Japanese. "Large volcanic rocks ejected on ballistic trajectories may reach up to about 3 km from Shinmoedake's crater. Pyroclastic flows may reach about 2 km. Therefore, remain on alert within roughly 3 km of the crater.