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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: CONTINUOUS WEAK EMISSION to 22000 ft (6700 m)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 20:30
20:30 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 20:26 UTC, 19/08/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200819/2030Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/980

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM. VOLCAT.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS WEAK EMISSION

OBS VA DTG: 19/2000Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL220 S1546 W07151 - S1559 W07101
- S1610 W07101 - S1614 W07122 - S1546 W07151 MOV
SE 30KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/0200Z SFC/FL220 S1546 W07150
- S1559 W07055 - S1611 W07051 - S1613 W07105 -
S1546 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0800Z SFC/FL220 S1547
W07150 - S1556 W07120 - S1610 W07111 - S1623
W07117 - S1611 W07142 - S1547 W07150

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/1400Z SFC/FL220 S1547
W07150 - S1607 W07110 - S1622 W07113 - S1622
W07141 - S1547 W07150

RMK: VA HARDLY DETECTED IN SATELITTE IMAGERY DUE
TO WX CLD CVR. WEBCAM SHOWS CONTINUOUS WEAK
EMISSION OF GASES AND PBL LGT VA NEAR SUMMIT
LEVEL. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200820/0230Z=

Previous news
Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 14:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS WEAK EMISSION
Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 02:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFF OF VA to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 14:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 22000 ft (6700 m)
Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 06:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: WEAK EMISSIONS
Mon, 17 Aug 2020, 18:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITENT EMISSION to 20000 ft (6100 m)

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