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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 24000 ft (7300 m)

Thu, 11 Jul 2019, 01:45
01:45 AM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 11 Jul 2019
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 11 Jul 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 and is moving at 15 kts in S direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 01:36 UTC, 11/07/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190711/0140Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/779

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 11/0100Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL240 S1549 W07151 - S1640 W07116
- S1657 W07147 - S1652 W07212 - S1619 W07211 -
S1549 W07151 MOV S 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/0700Z SFC/FL240 S1548 W07150
- S1607 W07137 - S1653 W07128 - S1656 W07201 -
S1643 W07233 - S1555 W07228 - S1548 W07150

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/1300Z SFC/FL240 S1546
W07150 - S1555 W07132 - S1622 W07108 - S1658
W07120 - S1655 W07217 - S1638 W07253 - S1551
W07249 - S1546 W07150

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 11/1900Z SFC/FL240 S1547
W07148 - S1611 W07121 - S1658 W07123 - S1701
W07210 - S1640 W07259 - S1549 W07256 - S1547
W07148

RMK: WEAK VA PLUME MOV S DETECTED IN STLT
IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF
VA TL FL240 ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190711/0740Z=

Previous news
Wed, 10 Jul 2019, 13:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: continuous ash emissions to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Wed, 10 Jul 2019, 07:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Tue, 9 Jul 2019, 19:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA to 27000 ft (8200 m)
Tue, 9 Jul 2019, 13:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT PUFFS OF VA to 26000 ft (7900 m)
Tue, 9 Jul 2019, 01:45
Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: SPORADIC EMISSIONS OF VA to 27000 ft (8200 m)

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