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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)
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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