context: The eruption began on January 12, 1914. After about one month, Sakurajima repeatedly erupted and released large quantities of lava. Lava is shed about 1.5km³ and lava covered area reaches around 9.2km². Lava flows to the sea in the western and southeastern parts of Sakurajima. The 400 m wide strait with a maximum sea depth of 100 m separating Sakurajima and the Ōsumi Peninsula was drowned by lava, and Sakurajima is connected to the mainland of the umisumi Peninsula. Volcanic ash is carried in the wind to the distant Kanto region. Previously, Sakurajima was a volcano that slept for more than a century until 1914. [2] Before the January 11 eruption, almost all residents had been evacuated from Sakurajima after several large earthquakes as a sign of imminent eruption. At first the eruption was so explosive that it caused eruption columns and pyroclastic flow. However, after the massive earthquake of January 13, 1914 that killed 35 people, the eruption turned to be effusive and spilled large amounts of lava. [2] Melt lava flows are rare in Japan. The high magma content of silica causes volcanic eruptions in Japan which are generally explosive. [7] For the following months, Sakurajima continued to spill lava flows. [2]
question: When did Sakurajima first erupt?
answers.text: January 12, 1914