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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 news & activity updates:

Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

Wednesday May 23, 2018 17:00 PM |

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

FVAG01 at 16:47 UTC, 23/05/18 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180523/1645Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2018/517

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA. VONA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: RED

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: /Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL270 S1422 W07054 - S1455 W07020
- S1551 W07150 - S1422 W07054 MOV NE 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 23/2200Z SFC/FL270 S1410 W07131
- S1417 W07035 - S1531 W07104 - S1549 W07152 -
S1410 W07131

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 24/0400Z SFC/FL270 S1401
W07134 - S1420 W07019 - S1547 W07108 - S1555
W07149 - S1405 W07147 - S1401 W07134

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 24/1000Z SFC/FL270 S1402
W07140 - S1404 W07055 - S1545 W07102 - S1553
W07155 - S1411 W07204 - S1402 W07140

RMK: VA PULSES ARE IDENTIFIABLE IN STLT IMAGERY
TL FL270 MOVG NE. WEBCAMS IMAGERY SHOW
INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20180523/2245Z=

Previous news
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING EMISSION OBS VA DTG: 22/2145Z
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 22 May 2018
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF VA
Monday, May 21, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA OBS VA DTG: 21/0645Z
Monday, May 21, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: WEAK EMISSION OF VA AND GASES OBS VA DTG: 20/1845Z
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
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