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Aoba volcano
Shield volcano 1496 m / 4,908 ft
Vanuatu, -15.4°S / 167.83°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20171121/1600Z OBS VA DTG: 21/2256Z

Tuesday Nov 21, 2017 23:15 PM |

Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 21 Nov 2017
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 21 Nov 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 23:10 UTC, 21/11/17 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171121/2310Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: AOBA 257030
PSN: S1524 E16750
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1496M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/61
INFO SOURCE: SAT IMAGERY AND GROUND REPORT
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20171121/1600Z
OBS VA DTG: 21/2256Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 S1530 E16815 - S1515 E16745 - S1545
E16800 MOV SE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/0456Z SFC/FL050 S1600 E16830 - S1545
E16845 - S1530 E16815 - S1545 E16800
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/1056Z SFC/FL040 S1630 E16900 - S1615
E16915 - S1545 E16830 - S1600 E16815
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/1656Z NO VA EXP
RMK: GROUND REPORT OF ONGOING MINOR ERUPTION AT 2030Z.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20171122/0510Z


Previous news
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 08/0820Z
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 8 Nov 2017
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 07/1719Z
Tuesday, Nov 07, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 07/0148Z
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 7 Nov 2017
Tuesday, Nov 07, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION.
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 6 Nov 2017
Monday, Nov 06, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Aoba volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION VISIBLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 05/2000Z
Satellite image of Aoba volcano on 5 Nov 2017
Sunday, Nov 05, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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