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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 EMISSIONS

Thu, 18 Jan 2018, 14:15
14:15 PM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAG01 at 14:10 UTC, 18/01/18 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180118/1410Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2018/051

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 18/1330Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1541 W07258 - S1547 W07149
- S1604 W07258 - S1541 W07258 MOV W 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/1930Z SFC/FL260 S1546 W07152
- S1617 W07248 - S1553 W07257 - S1546 W07152

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 19/0130Z SFC/FL260 S1547
W07152 - S1629 W07238 - S1609 W07250 - S1547
W07152

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 19/0730Z SFC/FL260 S1549
W07153 - S1641 W07211 - S1627 W07237 - S1549
W07153

RMK: VA PULSES MOV W ARE BARELY SEEN IN STLT
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS INTERMITTENT AND WEAK
EMISSIONS OF VA ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20180118/2010Z=

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