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Manam volcano
stratovolcano 1807 m / 5,928 ft
Papua New Guinea, -4.08°S / 145.04°E
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5)
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Manam volcano eruptions:
ongoing since Aug 2010 (31 July 2015: large vulcanian explosion), 2004 (24 Oct: subplinian eruption) - Dec 2009, Oct 2003 - March 2004, 2003 (May), 2002 (Oct -?), 2002 (Jan-Mar), 2001 (June), 2000 (June), 1974-1999, 1965-66, 1963-64, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959-60, 1959, 1956-58, 1954, 1953, 1946-47, 1936-39, 1932-34, 1926-28, 1925, 1924?, 1923, 1922, 1920-21, 1919, 1917, 1909-14?, 1907?, 1904, 1904, 1901-02?, 1899, 1887-95, 1885, 1884?, 1887, 1830, 1700, 1643, 1616
Typical eruption style:
explosive
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Satellite image of Manam volcano (c) Google
Satellite image of Manam volcano (c) Google
 

Manam volcano news and eruption updates (New Guinea):

Manam volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL080 EXT TO E AT 21/0740Z OBS VA DTG: 21/1200Z

Tuesday Mar 21, 2017 12:15 PM |

Satellite image of Manam volcano on 21 Mar 2017
Satellite image of Manam volcano on 21 Mar 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0300 at 12:01 UTC, 21/03/17 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170321/1200Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: MANAM 251020
PSN: S0405 E14502
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1807M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/5
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL080 EXT TO E AT 21/0740Z
OBS VA DTG: 21/1200Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 S0402 E14500 - S0407 E14500 - S0416
E14531 - S0359 E14535 - S0356 E14512 MOV E 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 21/1800Z SFC/FL080 S0403 E14500 - S0407
E14501 - S0412 E14534 - S0348 E14532 - S0355 E14511
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/0000Z SFC/FL080 S0403 E14500 - S0408
E14502 - S0405 E14534 - S0405 E14534 - S0341 E14531 - S0352
E14507 - S0402 E14500
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/0600Z SFC/FL080 S0408 E14502 - S0405
E14534 - S0342 E14531 - S0352 E14507 - S0403 E14500
RMK: VA CURRENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE
TO MET CLOUD, HOWEVER ASH STILL EXPECTED IN AREA. VA HEIGHT
AND MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND EC MODEL
GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20170321/1800Z

Previous news
Manam volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBSERVED ON 202310Z SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 20/2355Z
Satellite image of Manam volcano on 20 Mar 2017
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Manam volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PILOT REPORT OF VA TO FL100 EXT TO N.
Satellite image of Manam volcano on 2 Mar 2017
Thursday, Mar 02, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Manam volcano (Papua New Guinea): small ash plume reported
Heat signal from Manam volcano (MIROVA)
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2016
Darwin VAAC reported a small ash plume visible on satellite imagery extending 10 nautical miles west from the small island this morning. ... [more]
Manam volcano (Papua New Guinea): continuing mild activity likely
Landsat 8 image of Manam volcano from 6 June this year (image: NASA; annotations: Culture Volcan)
Thursday, Jun 09, 2016
Mild eruptive activity likely continues at the volcano. Satellite images show a thermal hot spot at the summit crater and occasionally, during clear weather, strong emissions of sulfur dioxide gas. ... [more]
Manam volcano (Papua New Guinea): new activity, ash plume reported
Ash plume from Manam volcano this morning
Friday, Mar 04, 2016
New activity has been reported from the volcano this morning. A pilot reported an ash plume at approx. 10,000 ft (3 km) altitude extending 50 km to the SE. A plume, along with a thermal signal, can also be seen on the latest satellite image. [more]

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