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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: INTERMITTENT PULSES OF VA to 23000 ft (7000 m)

Sat, 19 Sep 2020, 03:00
03:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 and is moving at 20 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 02:44 UTC, 19/09/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200919/0245Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/1108

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PULSES OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 19/0220Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL230 S1544 W07029 - S1606 W07032
- S1603 W07101 - S1550 W07151 - S1544 W07150 -
S1544 W07029 MOV E 20KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/0830Z SFC/FL230 S1534 W07022
- S1559 W07024 - S1558 W07056 - S1550 W07155 -
S1545 W07151 - S1534 W07022

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/1430Z SFC/FL230 S1522
W07017 - S1531 W07002 - S1544 W07005 - S1553
W07019 - S1551 W07150 - S1544 W07152 - S1522
W07017

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/2030Z SFC/FL230 S1516
W07003 - S1528 W06953 - S1544 W06956 - S1556
W07020 - S1544 W07151 - S1516 W07003

RMK: VA PULSES MOV E ARE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY. WEBCAM REVEALS INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA.
...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200919/0845Z=

Previous news
Fri, 18 Sep 2020, 20:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 22000 ft (6700 m)
Fri, 18 Sep 2020, 14:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 22000 ft (6700 m)
Fri, 18 Sep 2020, 02:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Thu, 17 Sep 2020, 14:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 22000 ft (6700 m)
Thu, 17 Sep 2020, 08:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PUFF EMISSIONS OF VA to 24000 ft (7300 m)

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