Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 53-10
October 27, 2010, 21:55 UTC (October 28, 2010, 09:55 KDT)
KAMCHATKA:
SHEVELUCH and KLYUCHEVSKOY: RED
KARYMSKY: ORANGE
GORELY and BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
TOLBACHIK PLOSKY, KORYAKSKY,
AVACHINSKY, MUTNOVSKY and KIZIMEN: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES:
EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI and ALAID: GREEN
CURRENT CHANGES IN AVIATION COLOR CODE
SHEVELUCH IS NOW AT AVIATION COLOR CODE: RED
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: 56°38'N, 161°19'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the dome elevation ~2,500 m
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS RED
PREVIOUS AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Probably Strong explosive eruption occurs. Probably ash explosions is raising > 10.0 km (>32,800 ft) ASL. Clouds obscure the volcano. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
According to seismic data, magnitude of volcanic tremor of the volcano sharp increased from ~14:00 UTC on October 27. Clouds obscure the volcano. An ash fall started in Ust-Kamchatsk at ~ 18:00 UTC on October 27. The road from Ust-Kamchatsk to Kluchi closed because there is no visibility at the route - very dark. According to bad visual data from Klyuchi at present time, a dark ash plume extend to the east from the volcano. According to satellite data (NOAA-16), a large ash plume extended to the east and obscured Ust-Kamchatsk at 20:09 UTC on October 27.
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KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56° 03'N, 160° 39'E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT AVIATION COLOR CODE IS RED
Explosive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions >10.0 km (>23,000 ft) ASL could occur at any time. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Activity of the volcano increased again. Seismicity of the volcano is very unstable: a magnitude of volcanic tremor is changing sometimes from 5 to 30 mps. According to visual data at present time, ash plumes are raising up to 8.0-8.5 km (27,900 ft) ASL. Ash plumes are extending to the south-east from the volcano. Possibly activity of the volcano will increase.
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KARYMSKY VOLCANO: 54°03'N, 159°27'E; Elevation 1,486 m
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive activity of the volcano continues. Ash explosions > 6.0 km
(> 19,700 ft) ASL could occur at any time. Aactivity of the volcano
could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels all week. According to seismic data, possibly ash plumes rose up about 2.0-4.0 km (6,560-13,120 ft) ASL this week. According to visual data by volcanologists who worked at the volcano, ash plumes raising up to 2.5-3.0 km (8,200-9,840 ft) ASL were observed on October 14-16 and extended to the east, the Strombolian activity of the volcano in the dark time was noted constantly. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on October 15-16 and 18-19.
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GORELY VOLCANO: 52°33'N, 158°02'E; Elevation 1,828 m
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Activity of the volcano is increasing. Probably an eruption of Gorely is preparing. Aerosol plumes from the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels all week, volcanic tremor continues to records. According to visual data, gas-steam plumes rose up to 2.8 km (9,200 ft) ASL on October 15-16 and 21; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on October 15-16.
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BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: 55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 2,895 m
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Grows of the lava dome of the volcano continues and aerosol plumes could affect low-flying aircraft.
Strong volcanic activity of Klyuchevskoy volcano obscured seismic data of Bezymianny all week. According to visual data, moderate gas-steam activity of the volcano was observed on October 15-17; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week. According to satellite data, a weak thermal anomaly was registered over the lava dome on October 15, 17 and 18; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Olga Girina, KVERT Project, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel. (4152) 29-78-90
Tatiana Kozhevnikova, KVERT Project, KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@emsd.ru
Tel. (4152) 29-80-53
Chris Waythomas, KVERT Project, Acting Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
E-mail: chris@usgs.gov
Tel. (907) 786 7497
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(AVO, USA), the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS
and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS) RAS (Russia).
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monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanoes.
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