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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 PUFFS OF VA to 26000 ft (7900 m)

Wed, 6 Jan 2021, 01:00
01:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 26000 ft (7900 m) altitude or flight level 260 and is moving at 05 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 00:48 UTC, 06/01/21 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210106/0050Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/022

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 06/0020Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1521 W07150 - S1524 W07135
- S1603 W07150 - S1600 W07158 - S1543 W07152 -
S1521 W07150 MOV N 05KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/0630Z SFC/FL260 S1517 W07140
- S1544 W07132 - S1557 W07131 - S1600 W07141 -
S1546 W07150 - S1517 W07151 - S1517 W07140

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/1230Z SFC/FL260 S1539
W07119 - S1558 W07117 - S1558 W07134 - S1554
W07147 - S1549 W07152 - S1545 W07152 - S1539
W07119

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/1830Z SFC/FL260 S1544
W07152 - S1549 W07110 - S1606 W07109 - S1601
W07137 - S1549 W07152 - S1544 W07152

RMK: VA PULSES MOV N AND SW ARE DETECTED IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY UNDER WX CLDS CVR. WEBCAM
REVEALS SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210106/0650Z=

Previous news
Tue, 5 Jan 2021, 19:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Tue, 5 Jan 2021, 07:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 27000 ft (8200 m)
Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 20:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSION to 25000 ft (7600 m)
Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 11:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSION to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 05:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSIONS to 25000 ft (7600 m)
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