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Manam volcano
stratovolcano 1807 m / 5,928 ft
Papua New Guinea, -4.08°S / 145.04°E
Current status: restless (2 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
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: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL200 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 06/0037Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Sat, 6 Jul 2019, 00:45
00:45 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU04 at 00:38 UTC, 06/07/19 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190706/0037Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: MANAM 251020
PSN: S0405 E14502
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1807M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/92
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL200 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 06/0037Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S0406 E14504 - S0400 E14424 - S0345
E14429 - S0404 E14504 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/0637Z SFC/FL200 S0404 E14504 - S0407
E14502 - S0400 E14424 - S0346 E14429
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/1237Z SFC/FL200 S0403 E14503 - S0407
E14502 - S0400 E14424 - S0345 E14429
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/1837Z SFC/FL200 S0403 E14504 - S0407
E14502 - S0400 E14424 - S0345 E14429
RMK: VA EMISSION TO FL200 DISCERNIBLE ON 06/0010Z VIS
SATELLITE IMAGERY MOV W. HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON IR
TEMP OF -6, HIMAWARI-8 AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190706/0637Z


Previous news
Sun, 30 Jun 2019, 03:30
Manam Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL080 EXT TO W. to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Sat, 29 Jun 2019, 10:15
Manam Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST OBSERVED TO FL150 AT 28/0550Z
Sat, 29 Jun 2019, 04:15
Manam Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSSIBLE VA EMISSION TO FL150, MOV SW. to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Satellite image of Manam volcano on 29 Jun 2019
Fri, 28 Jun 2019, 16:00
Manam Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL150 MOV W. to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Fri, 28 Jun 2019, 15:39
Manam volcano (Papua New Guinea): strong eruptive phase sends ash to 50,000 ft (15 km) altitude
The eruption column of Manam volcano seen from a passing airplane (image: Maryanne Merton / facebook)
Just 2 days after the large eruption of Ulawun, another large explosive eruption occurred in Papua New Guinea today, this time from Manam volcano located on a small island north of the main land. ... read all

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