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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, 09:00
09:00 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 15 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 08:44 UTC, 19/09/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200919/0845Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/1109

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PULSES OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 19/0820Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL230 S1523 W07053 - S1530 W07039
- S1544 W07036 - S1550 W07049 - S1552 W07141 -
S1546 W07150 - S1523 W07053 MOV NE 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/1430Z SFC/FL230 S1517 W07046
- S1528 W07031 - S1545 W07038 - S1552 W07123 -
S1545 W07152 - S1517 W07046

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/2030Z SFC/FL250 S1517
W07041 - S1529 W07024 - S1539 W07031 - S1546
W07108 - S1544 W07151 - S1517 W07041

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/0230Z SFC/FL230 S1516
W07040 - S1526 W07026 - S1537 W07027 - S1549
W07105 - S1544 W07150 - S1516 W07040

RMK: VA PULSES MOV NE ARE DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS CONT EMISSIONS OF GASES AND
LGT VA WITH SPORADIC PUFFS. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20200919/1445Z=

Previous news
Sat, 19 Sep 2020, 03:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PULSES OF VA to 23000 ft (7000 m)
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)
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