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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 Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.

Thursday Oct 11, 2018 18:00 PM |

Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 11 Oct 2018
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 11 Oct 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 17:50 UTC, 11/10/18 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181011/1750Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: RUSSIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3283M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/24
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
OBS VA DTG: 11/1720Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL180 280/23KT

FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE DUE TO MET CLOUD OR HAS DISSIPATED. WE
WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

Previous news
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 27 Sep 2018
Thursday, Sep 27, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Thursday, Jul 12, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA AT 20180616/0219Z FL130 EXTD E MOV 15KT REPORTED
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 16 Jun 2018
Saturday, Jun 16, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: RESIDUAL VA FM 20180109/2243Z ERUPTION.
Friday, Jan 12, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: RESIDUAL VA FM 20180109/2243Z ERUPTION.
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 12 Jan 2018
Friday, Jan 12, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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