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Shiveluch volcano satellite image by (c) Google
Shiveluch volcano satellite image by (c) Google
Shiveluch volcano
Stratovolcano 3283 m (10,771 ft)
Kamchatka, 56.65°N / 161.36°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Shiveluch volcano eruptions:
1739(?), 1800(?), 1854 (Plinian eruption), 1879-83, 1897-98, 1905, 1928-29, 1930, 1944-50, 1964 (sub-Plinian, large dome collapse and debris flow), 1980-81, 1984, 1985, 1986-88, 1988, 1989 1990-94, 1997, 1998, 1999, 1999-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Highly explosive. Construction of lava domes and large pyroclastic flows caused by dome collapse. One of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes.

Shiveluch volcano tours:
Kamchatka - Land of Colors (volcano expedition to Kamchatka)
Shiveluch Volcano Special (8-days expedition to see the ongoing eruption of Shiveluch volcano 16-24 Mar 2019)

Shiveluch volcano news and updates

Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA AT 20210110/2327Z FL190 EXTD NW MOV 30KT REPORTED

Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 00:00
00:00 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 23:45 UTC, 10/01/21 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210110/2345Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: RUSSIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3283M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/1
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 UHPP
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA AT 20210110/2327Z FL190 EXTD NW MOV 30KT
REPORTED
OBS VA DTG: 10/2320Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL190 150/20KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA IS DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

Previous news
Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 12:30
Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 29/1120Z to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 06:15
Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 29/0520Z to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 29 Dec 2020
Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 11:15
Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LEFT OVER FM 20201224/13Z ERUPTION. to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 25 Dec 2020
Fri, 25 Dec 2020, 00:15
Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 24/2320Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 18:15
Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 24/1720Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 24 Dec 2020

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