Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanic
Activity
INFORMATION RELEASE 62-06
Sunday, December 24, 2006,
23:10 KDT (11:10 UTC)
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: 55o58'N, 160o36'E; Elevation 2,895
m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE: RED
A paroxysmal explosive eruption of the volcano began at 09:17
UTC on December 24 and continues at
present. Large eruptive column rose up to
~ 10.0 km (32,800 ft) ASL and was transformed to big
umbrella cloud. Ash
plumes extended to the north-east from the volcano.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE
CONTACT:
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 Service(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.