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Suwanose-jima volcano
stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style:
explosive, strombolian

Suwanose-jima volcano, Japan, news & activity updates

Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20210111/0816Z FL060 EXTD NE OBS VA DTG: 11/0810Z

Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 08:30
08:30 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 08:29 UTC, 11/01/21 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210111/0829Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SUWANOSEJIMA 282030
PSN: N2938 E12943
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 796M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/14
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTED AT 20210111/0816Z FL060 EXTD NE
OBS VA DTG: 11/0810Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL060 230/10KT

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
Sun, 10 Jan 2021, 18:15
Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20210110/1756Z FL060 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG: 10/1750Z
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 10 Jan 2021
Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 21:00
Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20210109/2027Z VA CLD UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG: 09/2020Z
Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 06:45
Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20210109/0622Z OVER FL040 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG: 09/0610Z
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 9 Jan 2021
Wed, 6 Jan 2021, 10:00
Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20210106/0937Z FL060 EXTD S OBS VA DTG: 06/0930Z
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 6 Jan 2021
Tue, 5 Jan 2021, 14:15
Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20210105/1402Z VA CLD UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG: 05/1400Z
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 5 Jan 2021

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