Sabancaya volcano (its name meaning "tongue of fire" in Quechua Indian language) is located in the southern Peruvian Andes and one of Peru's most active volcanoes.
The stratovolcano is covered with several glaciers and located in the saddle between the older stratovolcanoes Ampato (6288 m) and Hualca Hualca (6025 m) and the only one of the group that has erupted in historic times.
Sabancaya belongs to one of South America's volcanoes with the oldest recorded history of eruptions.
Historic records of eruptions from Sabancaya date back to 1750, but its name already appears in written accounts from 1595 AD, suggesting that it had been active around or before that date as well.
stratovolcano 5967 m / 19,577 ft
Peru, -15.78°S / -71.85°W
Current status:
erupting (4 out of 5)
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ReportsSabancaya volcano booksSabancaya volcano eruptions:
2016, 2015, 2014, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1990-95, 1988, 1986, 1784, 1750, <1595(?)
Typical eruption style:explosive and effusive
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Sabancaya volcano news & activity updates:
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 01/2245Z
Saturday Jul 01, 2017 23:45 PM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVAG01 at 23:34 UTC, 01/07/17 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170701/2330Z
VAAC: BUENOS AIRES
VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150
AREA: PERU
SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]
ADVISORY NR: 2017/688
INFO SOURCE: GOES-13. GFS WINDS. VOLCANO WEB
CAMERA.
AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA
OBS VA DTG: 01/2245Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA
WINDS FL180 270/10KT FL240 310/15KT FL300 300/45KT
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 02/0500Z
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 02/1100Z
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 02/1700Z
RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE LOW. VA CLD NOT IDENTIFIABLE
FM STLT IMAGERY NOR WEBCAM DUE WX CLD COVER...SMN
NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170702/0530Z=
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