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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 AT 20171120/2325Z FL140 EXTD ENE MOV 15KT REPORTED

Tue, 21 Nov 2017, 00:00
00:00 AM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 23:48 UTC, 20/11/17 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171120/2348Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: RUSSIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3283M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/572
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 UHPP
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA AT 20171120/2325Z FL140 EXTD ENE MOV 15KT
REPORTED
OBS VA DTG: 20/2330Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL140 230/50KT

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
Thu, 9 Nov 2017, 01:45
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA FM 20171107/1859Z ERUPTION.
Wed, 8 Nov 2017, 11:30
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA FM 20171107/1859Z ERUPTION.
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 8 Nov 2017
Tue, 7 Nov 2017, 21:00
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20171107/1859Z FL260 REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 07/2020Z
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 7 Nov 2017
Fri, 3 Nov 2017, 06:15
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA FM 2017/1102/0459Z ERUPTION.
Thu, 2 Nov 2017, 18:15
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION 05Z
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 2 Nov 2017

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