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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: 19/1720Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Wed, 19 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 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 and is moving at 5 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 18:00 UTC, 19/08/20 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200819/1800Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: NISHINOSHIMA 284096
PSN: N2715 E14052
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 25M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/258
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING
OBS VA DTG: 19/1720Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 N2715 E14052 - N2721 E14021 - N2725 E14030 -
N2718 E14052 MOV W 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/2320Z SFC/FL050 N2737 E14037 - N2715 E14052 -
N2744 E14007 - N2751 E14020
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NO VA EXP
RMK: VA HEIGHT UPDATED TO FL050 BASED ON SATELLITE DATA.
NXT ADVISORY: 20200820/0000Z=

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