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Bagana volcano
lava cone (stratovolcano) 1750 m / 5,741 ft
Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, -6.14°S / 155.2°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Bagana volcano eruptions:
2012, 1972-2011, 1970-71, 1968, 1966-67, 1964-65, 1962-63, 1961, 1959(?)-60, 1953, 1952, 1948-51, 1945-47, 1943, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1909(?), 1908, 1899, 1897, 1894-95, 1883, 1865-83, 1842
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explosive
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Bagana volcano: news and activity updates

Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MINOR VA EMISSIONS TO FL080 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 19/2045Z

Friday May 19, 2017 21:00 PM |

Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 19 May 2017
Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 19 May 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0615 at 20:47 UTC, 19/05/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170519/2045Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: BAGANA 255020
PSN: S0608 E15512
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1855M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/162
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: MINOR VA EMISSIONS TO FL080 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 19/2045Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 S0608 E15457 - S0606 E15451 - S0603
E15414 - S0618 E15413 - S0615 E15459 - S0609 E15512 - S0607
E15512 MOV W 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/0245Z SFC/FL080 S0606 E15413 - S0630
E15418 - S0609 E15513 - S0607 E15512
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0845Z SFC/FL080 S0615 E15416 - S0636
E15424 - S0609 E15512 - S0607 E15512
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/1445Z SFC/FL080 S0620 E15423 - S0640
E15434 - S0609 E15513 - S0607 E15512
RMK: HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 19/2020Z
IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20170520/0245Z

Previous news
Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 MOV E AT 14/0100Z.
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 MOV W AT 14/0100Z.
Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 14 May 2017
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA ERUPTION TO FL070 MOV SW.
Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 13 May 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL070 EX W AT 10/2030Z OBS VA DTG: 10/2050Z
Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 10 May 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Bagana volcano (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea) activity update
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Eruptions continue at the volcano in form of mild explosive activity (probably intermittent strombolian to vulcanian explosions). ... [more]

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