Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanic
Activity
INFORMATION RELEASE 63-06
Monday, December 25, 2006,
19:30 KDT (07:30 UTC)
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: 55o58'N, 160o36'E; Elevation 2,895
m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE: ORANGE
PREVIOUS LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE: RED
Strong explosive eruption of Bezymianny finished. Seismic
activity of the volcano decreased but about 30 local seismic events occurred at
the volcano from 10:20 till 20:00 UTC on December 24. Seismicity of the volcano
returned to background levels at 20:00 UTC on December 24. According to seismic
data, only 2 hot avalanches were registered on December 25. Big thermal anomaly
at the lava dome is noting at present.
The activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft
in the vicinity of the volcano. Growth of the lava dome continues.
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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.