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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 24000 ft (7300 m)

Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 10:00
10:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 10 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 09:45 UTC, 17/01/21 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210117/0945Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/067

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PULSES OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 17/0920Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1526 W07214 - S1546 W07150
- S1534 W07225 - S1526 W07214 MOV NW 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/1530Z SFC/FL240 S1524 W07221
- S1546 W07150 - S1536 W07226 - S1524 W07221

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/2130Z SFC/FL240 S1514
W07211 - S1546 W07150 - S1522 W07222 - S1514
W07211

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 18/0330Z SFC/FL240 S1514
W07215 - S1547 W07149 - S1521 W07226 - S1514
W07215

RMK: VA PULSES MOV NW ARE HARDLY DETECTED IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY UNDER WX CLDS CVR. WEBCAM SHOWS
CONT EMISSIONS OF GASES AND LGT VA WITH SPORADIC
PUFFS. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210117/1545Z=

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