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Lopevi volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG: 19/1918Z

Tue, 19 Dec 2017, 19:45 |
Satellite image of Lopevi volcano on 19 Dec 2017
Satellite image of Lopevi volcano on 19 Dec 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVPS01 at 19:40 UTC, 19/12/17 from NZKL
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20171219/1940Z
VAAC: WELLINGTON
VOLCANO: LOPEVI 257050
PSN: S1630 E16821
AREA: VANUATU
SUMMIT ELEV: 1413M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/8
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI 8, WEBCAM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: UNKNOWN
ERUPTION DETAILS: UNKNOWN
OBS VA DTG: 19/1918Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL050 S1630 E16830 - S1615 E16815 - S1630
E16800 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/0118Z SFC/FL050 S1630 E16830 - S1615
E16815 - S1630 E16800
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/0718Z SFC/FL050 S1630 E16830 - S1615
E16815 - S1630 E16800
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/1318Z SFC/FL050 S1615 E16815 - S1630
E16800 - S1630 E16830
RMK: ONGOING LOW LEVEL ERUPTION DISCERNABLE IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND WEBCAM.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20171220/0140Z


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Lopevi volcano
stratovolcano 1413 m (4,636 ft)
Vanuatu, -16.51°S / 168.35°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Lopevi volcano eruptions:
1863, 1864, 1874, 1883-84, 1892-93, 1898(?), 1908, 1922, 1933, 1939 (2x), 1960, 1962, 1963-65, 1967-69, 1970-72, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978-79, 1979, 1980, 1982, Jul 1998-2000 Apr, Jun 2001, Jun 2003, Sep 2004, Jan-Mar 2005, (Oct?) 2005-2006 Aug, Apr-May 2007, Feb 2008-?, 2017
Typical eruption style
explosive and effusive eruption of viscous lava flows
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