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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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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: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 17/1445Z

Sunday Sep 17, 2017 16:00 PM |

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 15:50 UTC, 17/09/17 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170917/1545Z
VAAC: BUENOS AIRES
VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150
AREA: PERU
SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]
ADVISORY NR: 2017/1003
INFO SOURCE: GOES-13. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.
AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA
OBS VA DTG: 17/1445Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL250 S1547 W07150 - S1602 W07056 - S1628 W07116 -
S1547 W07150 MOV SE 10KT

FCST VA CLD +06HR: 17/2045Z SFC/FL250 S1547 W07150 - S1556 W07048 -
S1628 W07105 - S1547 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 18/0245Z SFC/FL250 S1547 W07150 - S1536 W07048 -
S1615 W07051 - S1547 W07150

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/0845Z SFC/FL250 S1547 W07150 - S1513 W07101 -
S1538 W07041 - S1547 W07150

RMK: VA PULSES MOV SE FM VOLCANO ARE IDENTIFIABLE IN STLT IMAGERY...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170917/2145Z=

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Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT OBS VA DTG: 17/0245Z
Sunday, Sep 17, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENTS PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 16/1445Z
Saturday, Sep 16, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT OBS VA DTG
Friday, Sep 15, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA EST VA DTG: 14/1945Z
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 14 Sep 2017
Thursday, Sep 14, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 14/0145Z
Thursday, Sep 14, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
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