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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 ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 18:15
18:15 PM | 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 25 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 18:02 UTC, 01/09/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200901/1805Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/1036

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

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION

OBS VA DTG: 01/1720Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1547 W07150 - S1613 W07131
- S1616 W07141 - S1547 W07150 MOV SE 25KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 01/2330Z SFC/FL240 S1549 W07150
- S1625 W07113 - S1629 W07134 - S1549 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 02/0530Z SFC/FL240 S1547
W07149 - S1638 W07056 - S1642 W07119 - S1547
W07149

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/1130Z SFC/FL240 S1549
W07149 - S1657 W07024 - S1702 W07102 - S1549
W07149

RMK: VA PLUME ARE DETECTED IN STLT IMAGERY
PARTIALLY HINDERED BY WX CLDS. WEBCAM SHOWS WEAK
AND CONT EMSS OF STEAM, GASES AND SPORADIC PUFF
OF VA TL FL240. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200902/0005Z=

Previous news
Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 06:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 00:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 12:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC EMISSIONS OF VA to 25000 ft (7600 m)
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 00:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT STRONG PUFFS to 27000 ft (8200 m)
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 31 Aug 2020
Sun, 30 Aug 2020, 13:31
Sabancaya volcano (Peru): increasingly larger plumes
Dense dark ash plume with incandescent material from Sabancaya volcano yesterday image: INGEMMET)
The activity of the volcano continues at moderate to high levels characterized by larger vulcanian-type explosions. ... read all

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