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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: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Tue, 21 May 2019, 09:15
09:15 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 and is moving at 25 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 09:10 UTC, 21/05/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190521/0915Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/566

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSION WITH STRONG
PUFFS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 21/0830Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1541 W07152 - S1547 W07108
- S1551 W07100 - S1601 W07100 - S1605 W07108 -
S1547 W07152 - S1541 W07152 MOV SE 25KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 21/1430Z SFC/FL240 S1542 W07152
- S1551 W07103 - S1601 W07101 - S1607 W07113 -
S1545 W07153 - S1542 W07152

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 21/2030Z SFC/FL240 S1540
W07153 - S1543 W07118 - S1551 W07052 - S1602
W07053 - S1613 W07101 - S1545 W07153 - S1540
W07153

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 22/0230Z SFC/FL240 S1540
W07155 - S1543 W07125 - S1600 W07059 - S1615
W07104 - S1545 W07153 - S1540 W07155

RMK: MULTISPECTRAL STLT IMAGERY REVEAL VA PULSES
PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY WX CLOUDS. WEBCAM SHOWS CONT
EMS OF GASES/VA WITH SOME PUFFS OF VA TL FL 240.
...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190521/1515Z=

Previous news
Tue, 21 May 2019, 03:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 25000 ft (7600 m)
Mon, 20 May 2019, 21:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Mon, 20 May 2019, 15:15
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA to 25000 ft (7600 m)
Mon, 20 May 2019, 03:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Sun, 19 May 2019, 15:30
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)

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