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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: 18/1720Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 18:15
18:15 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 10 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 18:02 UTC, 18/08/20 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200818/1800Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: NISHINOSHIMA 284096
PSN: N2715 E14052
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 25M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/254
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING
OBS VA DTG: 18/1720Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 N2719 E14055 - N2707 E14055 - N2653 E14037 -
N2652 E13931 - N2736 E14001 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 18/2320Z SFC/FL090 N2717 E14052 - N2656 E14019 -
N2655 E13909 - N2744 E13951
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/0520Z SFC/FL080 N2714 E14054 - N2651 E14005 -

N2658 E13851 - N2754 E13957
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/1120Z SFC/FL080 N2716 E14057 - N2646 E13934 -

N2654 E13817 - N2749 E13949
RMK: VA HEIGHT UPDATED TO FL080 BASED ON SATELLITE DATA.
NXT ADVISORY: 20200819/0000Z=

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