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Sangay volcano
Stratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity

Sangay volcano news

Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA NOT OBS IN SAT.

Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 07:45
07:45 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVXX20 at 07:37 UTC, 05/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210205/0735Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: SANGAY 352090
PSN: S0200 W07820

AREA: ECUADOR

SUMMIT ELEV: 17159 FT [5230 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/143

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA NOT OBS IN SAT.

OBS VA DTG: 05/0710Z

OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 05/1300Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 05/1900Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/0100Z NO VA EXP

RMK: NO RPTS OF VA EMS RECEIVED SINCE PREV VAA.
VA NOT OBS DURING RECENT BREAK IN WX CLD COVER
ALTHOUGH SUMMIT AREA IS CURRENTLY OBSCD. NWP MDLS
INDICATE ANY FURTHER VA EMS WOULD MOV WSW.
...CLARK

NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news

Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 21:15
Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONS VA EMS. to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Satellite image of Sangay volcano on 4 Feb 2021
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 15:15
Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONT VA EMS to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 09:17
Sangay volcano (Ecuador): incandescent avalanches
Glowing rockfalls on the SE flank of Sangay volcano (image: IGEPN)
The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues and has remained essentially unchanged at moderate levels. ... read all
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 06:30
Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTG CONS VA EMS. to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 21:15
Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONS VA EMS SEEN IN STLT. to 22000 ft (6700 m)

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