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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: LOW LEVEL INTERMITTENT ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 08/0207Z

Sat, 8 Sep 2018, 02:30
02:30 AM |
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 8 Sep 2018
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 8 Sep 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 02:19 UTC, 08/09/18 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180908/0219Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: YASUR 257100
PSN: S1932 E16927
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 361M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/38
INFO SOURCE: WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: LOW LEVEL INTERMITTENT ERUPTION
OBS VA DTG: 08/0207Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 S1915 E16930 - S1915 E16915 - S1937
E16915 - S1937 E16930 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 08/0807Z SFC/FL050 S1937 E16915 - S1937
E16930 - S1915 E16930 - S1915 E16915
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 08/1407Z SFC/FL050 S1937 E16915 - S1937
E16930 - S1915 E16930 - S1915 E16915
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 08/2007Z SFC/FL050 S1937 E16915 - S1937
E16930 - S1915 E16930 - S1915 E16915
RMK: HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT DERIVED FROM NOUMEA 08/00Z SOUNDING
AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180908/0819Z

Previous news
Sat, 11 Aug 2018, 21:15
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSION CEASED OBS VA DTG: 11/2052Z
Sat, 11 Aug 2018, 06:30
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LOW LEVEL ASH OBS ON WEBCAM.
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 11 Aug 2018
Fri, 29 Jun 2018, 03:00
Yasur volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT LOW LEVEL ERUPTION OBS VA DTG: 29/0236Z
Satellite image of Yasur volcano on 29 Jun 2018
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

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