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Sangay volcano (Ecuador) activity update activity update: intermittent ash eruptions

Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 00:01 | BY: T
A possible ash plume from Sangay was reported on 8 January.

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Wed, 4 Jan 2012, 06:00

Sangay volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 4 January-10 January 2012 (New Activity / Unrest)

Based on information from Guayaquil MWO and a pilot report, a possible ash plume from Sangay was reported on 8 January. Ash was not detected in partly-cloudy satellite imagery. ... Read all
Wed, 16 Nov 2011, 06:00

Sangay volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 16 November-22 November 2011 (Continuing Activity)

The Washington VAAC reported that on 20 November an ash plume from a possible eruption at Sangay was observed by a pilot and drifted at an altitude of 5.9 km (19,500 ft) a.s.l. Ash was not detected in partly-cloudy satellite imagery. ... Read all
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Sangay volcano
Stratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity