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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 EMISSIONS to 26000 ft (7900 m)

Sun, 22 Nov 2020, 21:45
21:45 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 22 Nov 2020
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 22 Nov 2020
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 26000 ft (7900 m) altitude or flight level 260 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 21:42 UTC, 22/11/20 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201122/2145Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2020/1376

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 22/2100Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1546 W07150 - S1549 W07147
- S1605 W07155 - S1558 W07207 - S1546 W07150 MOV
SW 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 23/0300Z SFC/FL260 S1547 W07150
- S1604 W07137 - S1610 W07152 - S1550 W07153 -
S1547 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 23/0900Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07152 - S1548 W07149 - S1616 W07144 - S1614
W07205 - S1547 W07152

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 23/1500Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07153 - S1549 W07146 - S1623 W07151 - S1617
W07214 - S1547 W07153

RMK: FAINT VA PLUME MVG SW DETECTED IN STLT
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS SPORADIC EMISSIONS OF VA
...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20201123/0345Z=

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