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Sabancaya volcano
stratovolcano 5967 m / 19,577 ft
Peru, -15.78°S / -71.85°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Sabancaya volcano eruptions:
2016, 2015, 2014, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1990-95, 1988, 1986, 1784, 1750, <1595(?)
Typical eruption style:
explosive and effusive

Sabancaya volcano news & activity updates:

Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADICS EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 00:30
00:30 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 45 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 00:22 UTC, 14/08/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200814/0030Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/956

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADICS EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 13/2330Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1541 W07149 - S1544 W07117
- S1549 W07113 - S1554 W07111 - S1601 W07116 -
S1558 W07135 - S1550 W07150 - S1544 W07152 -
S1541 W07149 MOV E 45KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 14/0530Z SFC/FL240 S1542 W07101
- S1552 W07059 - S1600 W07102 - S1556 W07132 -
S1546 W07152 - S1543 W07152 - S1542 W07134 -
S1542 W07101

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 14/1130Z SFC/FL240 S1543
W07122 - S1546 W07114 - S1557 W07118 - S1556
W07134 - S1544 W07152 - S1544 W07150 - S1543
W07122

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 14/1730Z SFC/FL240 S1543
W07108 - S1549 W07103 - S1558 W07104 - S1556
W07130 - S1546 W07151 - S1543 W07149 - S1543
W07108

RMK: VA PULSES MOV E ARE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS WEAK EMISSIONS OF GASES
AND VA WITH SPORADIC PULSES. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200814/0630Z=

Previous news
Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 16:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 05:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT VA PULSES to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 17:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: STRONG PUFF EMISSION to 27000 ft (8200 m)
Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 08:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Tue, 11 Aug 2020, 20:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 11 Aug 2020

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