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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: 18/2320Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 00:15
00:15 AM | 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 5 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 00:00 UTC, 19/08/20 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200819/0000Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: NISHINOSHIMA 284096
PSN: N2715 E14052
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 25M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/255
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING
OBS VA DTG: 18/2320Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL080 N2707 E14102 - N2707 E13919 - N2757 E14018 -
N2718 E14102 MOV NE 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/0520Z SFC/FL080 N2802 E14020 - N2702 E14052 -
N2702 E13911
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/1120Z SFC/FL080 N2716 E14052 - N2650 E14011 -

N2706 E13837 - N2758 E13958
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/1720Z SFC/FL080 N2823 E13942 - N2713 E14050 -

N2725 E13812 - N2744 E13807
RMK: NIL
NXT ADVISORY: 20200819/0600Z=

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