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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 OF VA to 27000 ft (8200 m)

Thu, 18 Jul 2019, 13:45
13:45 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 27000 ft (8200 m) altitude or flight level 270 and is moving at 30 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAG01 at 13:42 UTC, 18/07/19 from SABM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190718/1340Z

VAAC: BUENOS AIRES

VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006
PSN: S1547 W07150

AREA: PERU

SUMMIT ELEV: 19576 FT [5967 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2019/809

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

AVIATION COLOR CODE: NOT GIVEN

ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS OF VA

OBS VA DTG: 18/1310Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL270 S1546 W07151 - S1550 W07125
- S1610 W07042 - S1627 W07058 - S1601 W07137 -
S1546 W07151 MOV SE 30KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/1900Z SFC/FL270 S1526 W07057
- S1539 W07025 - S1631 W07038 - S1547 W07151 -
S1526 W07057

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 19/0100Z SFC/FL270 S1525
W07043 - S1601 W07020 - S1626 W07026 - S1547
W07152 - S1525 W07043

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 19/0700Z SFC/FL270 S1523
W07059 - S1525 W07030 - S1558 W07034 - S1546
W07150 - S1523 W07059

RMK: VA PLUME SEEN IN MULTISPECTRAL STLT IMAGERY
PARTIALLY COVERED BY WX CLDS. ...SMN

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20190718/1940Z=

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