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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: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSION to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Sun, 3 Feb 2019, 08:15
08:15 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 08:01 UTC, 03/02/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190203/0800Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/138

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSION

OBS VA DTG: 03/0715Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1522 W07201 - S1547 W07149
- S1549 W07153 - S1543 W07222 - S1522 W07201 MOV
NW 05KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 03/1330Z SFC/FL240 S1520 W07217
- S1527 W07203 - S1547 W07148 - S1550 W07152 -
S1544 W07229 - S1520 W07217

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 03/1930Z SFC/FL240 S1524
W07238 - S1529 W07208 - S1546 W07148 - S1552
W07155 - S1544 W07238 - S1524 W07238

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 04/0130Z SFC/FL240 S1532
W07246 - S1537 W07211 - S1547 W07149 - S1554
W07202 - S1555 W07243 - S1532 W07246

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

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190203/1400Z=

Previous news

Sat, 2 Feb 2019, 20:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 2 Feb 2019
Sat, 2 Feb 2019, 14:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: WEAK PUFF EMISSION to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Sat, 2 Feb 2019, 08:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT
Fri, 1 Feb 2019, 20:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNABLE TO DETECT
Fri, 1 Feb 2019, 14:00
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA to 23000 ft (7000 m)
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