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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: EMISSION OF VA to 23000 ft (7000 m)

Wednesday Mar 13, 2019 14:30 PM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 and is moving at 5 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 14:20 UTC, 13/03/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190313/1425Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/298

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: EMISSION OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 13/1345Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL230 S1511 W07234 - S1513 W07213
- S1532 W07205 - S1546 W07150 - S1540 W07218 -
S1511 W07234 MOV NW 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 13/2000Z SFC/FL230 S1506 W07147
- S1525 W07137 - S1540 W07142 - S1546 W07150 -
S1533 W07156 - S1510 W07204 - S1506 W07147

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/0200Z SFC/FL230 S1508
W07111 - S1525 W07114 - S1541 W07135 - S1545
W07150 - S1528 W07143 - S1509 W07128 - S1508
W07111

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/0800Z SFC/FL230 S1522
W07201 - S1522 W07146 - S1538 W07135 - S1543
W07143 - S1544 W07150 - S1541 W07202 - S1522
W07201

RMK: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SMALL VA PLUME MOV
NW 5KT. WEBCAM SHOWS EMISSION OF VA TL FL230.
...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190313/2025Z=

Previous news
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: STRONG PUFF OF VA to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 26000 ft (7900 m) altitude or flight level 260 . ... [more]
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019
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 . ... [more]
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC VA PULSES to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 . ... [more]
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 11 Mar 2019
Monday, Mar 11, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
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