Kamchatkan and Northern
Kurile Volcanic Activity
INFORMATION RELEASE 58-06
Tuesday, December 19,
2006, 13:05 KST (01:05 UTC)
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56œ 03'N, 160œ 39'E; Elevation
4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
PREVIOUS LEVEL OF
CONCERN COLOR CODE WAS GREEN
Seismic activity of the volcano gradually increased.
Shallow earthquakes are registered into volcanic edifies and on the depth of 30
km under the volcano.
Seismic activity was slightly above background
levels on December 15-17 and at background levels in the other days. According
to visual observations, a weak and moderate fumarolic activity of the terminal
volcanic crater was observed all days. According to satellite data from the USA
and Russia, a small thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on December
14-15 and 18.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Olga Girina,
KVERT, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ruTel. (41522) 58627
Sergey Senyukov, KVERT,
KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@emsd.iks.ruTel. (41522) 59523
Tom Murray,
Scientist-in-Charge, AVO
E-mail: tlmurray@usgs.govTel. 907-786-7497
The Kamchatkan
Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) is a non-commercial cooperative program
of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO, USA), the Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (IVS) FED RAS and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS)
RAS (Russia). KVERT staff is available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM
(KST or KDT) and by phone during the evenings. KVERT uses daily satellite
imagery, information from remote scientific observation stations, real-time
seismic data for 10 volcanoes, and other information to monitor activity at
Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanoes.
The official web-page of KVERT
(the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index.htmlArchive of daily information KB GS RAS: http://emsd.iks.ru/~ssl/Volcanoes/