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Kuchinoerabu-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS ERUPTION AT 20200126/1648Z VA CLD UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG: 26/1650Z

Sun, 26 Jan 2020, 17:15 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Kuchinoerabu-jima volcano on 26 Jan 2020
Satellite image of Kuchinoerabu-jima volcano on 26 Jan 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 17:11 UTC, 26/01/20 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200126/1711Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: KUCHINOERABUJIMA 282050
PSN: N3027 E13013
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 657M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/22
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: POSS ERUPTION AT 20200126/1648Z VA CLD UNKNOWN
OBS VA DTG: 26/1650Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL180 230/49KT

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=

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stratovolcanoes 657 m / 2,155 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 30.44°N / 130.22°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Kuchinoerabu-jima volcano eruptions:
2015, 2014, 1980, 1976, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968-69, 1966, 1945, 1933-34, 1932 (?), 1931, 1914, 1906-07 (?), 1841, 1840
radiocarbon-dated: 1560 ± 100 years, 1470 ± 50, 1440 ± 50, 1110 ± 75, 1100 ± 100, 970 AD ± 75, 600 AD ± 75, 1140 BC ± 150, 1450 BC ± 75, 3480 BC ± 150, 9520 BC ± 300
Typical eruption style
phreatic explosions