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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 26000 ft (7900 m)

Sat, 13 Jul 2019, 19:45
19:45 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 13 Jul 2019
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 13 Jul 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 and is moving at 20 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 19:37 UTC, 13/07/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190713/1940Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/790

INFO SOURCE: GOES-E. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA.

AVIATION COLOR CODE: UNKNOWN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS

OBS VA DTG: 13/1900Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL260 S1548 W07150 - S1621 W07041
- S1651 W07110 - S1550 W07158 - S1548 W07150 MOV
SE 20KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/0100Z SFC/FL260 S1547 W07147
- S1636 W07041 - S1656 W07113 - S1550 W07157 -
S1547 W07147

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/0700Z SFC/FL260 S1548
W07157 - S1548 W07149 - S1639 W07034 - S1700
W07114 - S1548 W07157

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/1300Z SFC/FL260 S1545
W07150 - S1614 W07055 - S1631 W07027 - S1700
W07103 - S1629 W07131 - S1549 W07156 - S1545
W07150

RMK: SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS VA PLUME MOV SE 20KT
WEBCAM SHOWS INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190714/0140Z=

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