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Yasur volcano
stratovolcano 361 m (1,184 ft)
Tanna Island, Vanuatu, -19.53°S / 169.44°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Yasur volcano eruptions:
ongoing since at least AD 1774 (but likely many centuries before)
Typical eruption style:
persistent strombolian activity

Yasur volcano tours:
Volcanoes and Cultures - Adventures in the South Sea (15-day volcano and photo expedition to Ambrym and Yasur volcanoes, Vanuatu)
Dream Come True - World Volcano Tour (4-week round-the-world trip to Hawaii - Vanuatu - New Zealand - Indonesia)

Yasur volcano news

Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION VISIBLE ON WEBCAM.

Sat, 16 Jun 2018, 23:15
23:15 PM |
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 16 Jun 2018
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 16 Jun 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 23:03 UTC, 16/06/18 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180616/2303Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: YASUR 257100
PSN: S1932 E16927
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 361M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/18
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION VISIBLE ON WEBCAM.
OBS VA DTG: 16/2254Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL030 S1930 E16930 - S1915 E16915 - S1930
E16915 - S1945 E16930 MOV N 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/0454Z SFC/FL030 S1915 E16915 - S1930
E16915 - S1945 E16930 - S1930 E16930
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/1054Z SFC/FL030 S1915 E16915 - S1930
E16915 - S1945 E16930 - S1930 E16930
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/1654Z NO VA EXP
RMK: LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION. ASH CLOUD VISIBLE ON WEBCAM.
MOVEMENT BASED ON MODELS. HEIGHT ESTIMATED FROM WEBCAM
IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180617/0503Z

Previous news
Thu, 14 Jun 2018, 23:30
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION.
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 14 Jun 2018
Thu, 14 Jun 2018, 07:30
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW-LEVEL ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY.
Wed, 13 Jun 2018, 18:00
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION.
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 13 Jun 2018
Wed, 13 Jun 2018, 01:00
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW-LEVEL INTERMITTENT ERUPTION.
Tue, 5 Jun 2018, 16:30
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 5 Jun 2018

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