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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: SPORADIC EMISSIONS to 26000 ft (7900 m)

Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 03:45
03:45 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 15 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 03:16 UTC, 19/02/21 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210219/0320Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/206

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS. WEBCAM.

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 19/0300Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1546 W07151 - S1608 W07125
- S1619 W07141 - S1604 W07149 - S1546 W07151 MOV
SE 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/0900Z SFC/FL260 S1547 W07151
- S1608 W07116 - S1622 W07137 - S1547 W07151

FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/1500Z SFC/FL260 S1546
W07151 - S1610 W07124 - S1618 W07146 - S1546
W07151

FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/2100Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07151 - S1608 W07126 - S1614 W07147 - S1547
W07151

RMK: VA PULSES MOV SE 15KT DETECTED FROM STLT
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS SPORADIC PUFFS ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210219/0920Z=

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