Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 57-10
October 30, 2010, 05:53 UTC (17:53 KDT)
KAMCHATKA:
KLYUCHEVSKOY, SHEVELUCH and 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 AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: 56°38'N, 161°19'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the dome elevation ~2,500 m
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
PREVIOUS AVIATION COLOR CODE IS RED
Explosive-extrusive eruption of the volcano continues. Possibility of ash explosions up to 10.0 km (up to 32,800 ft) ASL remains. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Strong paroxysmal explosive eruption of the volcano finished but a possibility of separate strong ash explosions at the volcano remains. Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. According to video data, the volcano obscured by clouds. According to satellite data, there were ash plumes not registered on October 30.
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KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56° 03'N, 160° 39'E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Possibility of ash explosions up to 10.0 km (up to 32,800 ft) ASL remains. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Explosive activity of the volcano was decreasing but continues. According to seismic data, a magnitude of volcanic tremor decreased to 04 mps. According to visual data, ash plumes are raising up to 5.0-5.5 km (16,400-18,040 ft) ASL and extending to the south-east observe at present time. According to satellite data, ash plumes extended to the south-east from the volcano for about 100 km.
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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 on October 21-23 and did not exceed background levels in the other days. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on October 22-25. Ash plumes extended about 40 km (25 mi) to the east from the volcano on October 23.
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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, weak or moderate gas-steam activity of the volcano was observed on October 23, 23-25 and 27; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on October 25.
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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 22 and 24-25. 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 23-25; 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
Sergey Senyukov, 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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real-time seismic data for 10 volcanoes, and other information to
monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanoes.
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