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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: UNABLE TO DETECT

Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 19:00
19:00 PM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 18:43 UTC, 09/01/21 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210109/1850Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/037

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. WEBCAM. VOLCAT.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: UNABLE TO DETECT

EST VA DTG: 09/1820Z

EST VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1528 W07131 - S1548 W07115
- S1616 W07129 - S1608 W07202 - S1546 W07207 -
S1532 W07156 - S1528 W07131 MOV E 05KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 10/0030Z SFC/FL240 S1528 W07143
- S1546 W07113 - S1616 W07120 - S1622 W07149 -
S1606 W07211 - S1548 W07213 - S1530 W07205 -
S1528 W07143

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 10/0630Z SFC/FL240 S1530
W07207 - S1532 W07149 - S1540 W07135 - S1555
W07131 - S1620 W07146 - S1613 W07213 - S1549
W07220 - S1530 W07207

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 10/1230Z NOT AVBL

RMK: VA NOT SEEN IN STLT IMAGERY NOR WEBCAM DUE
TO EXTENSIVE WX CLD. OBS VA CLD IS THEN ESTIMATED
BY PREVIOUS FCST+06HR AND MODEL GUIDANCE. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210110/0050Z=

Previous news
Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 06:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 19:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 13:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 01:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONT EMISSIONS OF GASES AND LGT VA
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 13:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions
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