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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 to 27000 ft (8200 m)

Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 19:15
19:15 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 27000 ft (8200 m) altitude or flight level 270 and is moving at 15 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 19:02 UTC, 10/01/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190110/1900Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/042

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: UNKNOWN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 10/1830Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL270 S1437 W07208 - S1548 W07141
- S1548 W07153 - S1549 W07156 - S1444 W07248 -
S1437 W07208 MOV NW 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/0030Z SFC/FL270 S1431 W07158
- S1546 W07138 - S1549 W07155 - S1516 W07223 -
S1435 W07238 - S1431 W07158

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/0630Z SFC/FL270 S1423
W07155 - S1509 W07150 - S1548 W07137 - S1552
W07153 - S1529 W07227 - S1438 W07255 - S1423
W07155

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 11/1230Z SFC/FL270 S1412
W07209 - S1452 W07147 - S1542 W07134 - S1546
W07156 - S1520 W07231 - S1427 W07316 - S1412
W07209

RMK: STLT IMAGERY REVEAL VA PULSES MOV NW FM
VOLCANO. WEBCAM SHOWS SPORADIC EMISSIONS OF VA.
...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190111/0100Z=

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