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Nishino-shima volcano
caldera, submarine volcano approx 70 m / 215 ft (currently growing)
Volcano Islands, Japan, 27.27°N / 140.88°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Nishino-shima volcano eruptions:
2019-ongoing, 2017, 2013-15, 1985(?), 1982(?), 1980(?), 1978(?), 1975(?), 1973-74
Typical eruption style:
explosive

Nishino-shima volcano news & activity updates:

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/1120Z to 10000 ft (3000 m)

Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 12:00
12:00 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 11:58 UTC, 18/08/20 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200818/1158Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: NISHINOSHIMA 284096
PSN: N2715 E14052
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 25M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/253
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING
OBS VA DTG: 18/1120Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL100 N2716 E14053 - N2703 E14053 - N2643 E14036 -
N2648 E13940 - N2718 E14006 MOV SW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 18/1720Z SFC/FL100 N2721 E14052 - N2622 E13933 -
N2627 E13836 - N2713 E13918
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 18/2320Z SFC/FL110 N2735 E14057 - N2716 E14052 -

N2619 E13828 - N2635 E13748 - N2725 E13849
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/0520Z SFC/FL110 N2709 E14052 - N2619 E13815 -

N2625 E13656 - N2744 E13925
RMK: NIL
NXT ADVISORY: 20200818/1800Z=

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