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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.
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Shiveluch volcano news and updates

Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.

Monday Apr 17, 2017 12:00 PM |

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 11:50 UTC, 17/04/17 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170417/1150Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: RUSSIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3283M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/200
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.
OBS VA DTG: 17/1120Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL180 200/32KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE LOW. VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE DUE TO MET CLOUD OR

DISSIPATED. WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA DETECTED ON
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

Previous news
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS ERUPTION OBS AT 20170416/1950Z FL160 EXTD E OBS VA DTG: 16/2040Z
Sunday, Apr 16, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Sunday, Apr 16, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS ERUPTION OBS AT 20170415/1150Z FL150 EXTD NE OBS VA DTG: 15/1210Z
Saturday, Apr 15, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 14/2320Z
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 15 Apr 2017
Saturday, Apr 15, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS ERUPTION OBS AT 20170414/0930Z FL280 EXTD NW OBS VA DTG: 14/0940Z
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 14 Apr 2017
Friday, Apr 14, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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