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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 PUFF EMISSIONS to 27000 ft (8200 m)

Fri, 11 Jan 2019, 07:00
07:00 AM | 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 06:58 UTC, 11/01/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190111/0700Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/044

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. GFS WINDS. VOLCANO WEB
CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 11/0615Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL270 S1504 W07209 - S1531 W07153
- S1550 W07148 - S1546 W07220 - S1523 W07248 -
S1504 W07209 MOV NW 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/1230Z SFC/FL270 S1452 W07225
- S1537 W07148 - S1549 W07147 - S1548 W07205 -
S1539 W07237 - S1511 W07302 - S1452 W07225

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/1830Z SFC/FL270 S1438
W07225 - S1541 W07150 - S1548 W07150 - S1546
W07211 - S1537 W07241 - S1507 W07313 - S1438
W07225

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/0030Z SFC/FL270 S1433
W07239 - S1525 W07159 - S1549 W07149 - S1547
W07210 - S1525 W07247 - S1458 W07321 - S1433
W07239

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

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190111/1300Z=

Previous news
Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 19:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 27000 ft (8200 m)
Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 13:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 01:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 10 Jan 2019
Wed, 9 Jan 2019, 19:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Wed, 9 Jan 2019, 08:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS

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