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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

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Yasur volcano news

Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 29/0236Z

Fri, 29 Jun 2018, 03:00
03:00 AM |
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 29 Jun 2018
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 29 Jun 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 02:52 UTC, 29/06/18 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180629/0252Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: YASUR 257100
PSN: S1932 E16927
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 361M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/31
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 29/0236Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL060 S1930 E16900 - S1945 E16930 - S1915
E16930 - S1900 E16900 MOV NW 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 29/0836Z SFC/FL060 S1945 E16930 - S1915
E16930 - S1900 E16900 - S1930 E16900
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 29/1436Z SFC/FL060 S1900 E16900 - S1930
E16900 - S1945 E16930 - S1915 E16930
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 29/2036Z NO VA EXP
RMK: VOLCANO OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD ON SAT IMAGERY. MOVEMENT
AND HEIGHT DERIVED FROM GFS MODEL DATA AND NADI 29/00Z
SOUNDING.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180629/0852Z

Previous news
Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 14:45
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION EST VA DTG: 20/1409Z
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 20 Jun 2018
Wed, 20 Jun 2018, 00:15
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 19/2320Z
Mon, 18 Jun 2018, 09:30
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION CEASED.
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 18 Jun 2018
Sun, 17 Jun 2018, 16:45
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTIONS EST VA DTG: 17/1622Z
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 17 Jun 2018
Sat, 16 Jun 2018, 23:15
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW-LEVEL ERUPTION VISIBLE ON WEBCAM.
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 16 Jun 2018

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