Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 14-11
March 10, 2011, 21:50 UTC (March 11, 2011, 10:50 KST)
KAMCHATKA
Real-time seismic data:
KIZIMEN, SHEVELUCH and KARYMSKY: ORANGE
GORELY and BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
KLYUCHEVSKOY, TOLBACHIK PLOSKY, USHKOVSKY, KORYAKSKY,
AVACHINSKY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data: ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, GAMCHEN, KOMAROV, KRONOTSKY,
KRASHENINNIKOV, KIKHPINYCH, TAUNSHITS, MALY SEMYACHIK, ZHUPANOVSKY,
OPALA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY, DIKII GREBEN,
KHODUTKA and KHANGAR: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
No seismic data:
EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, ALAID, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK and KARPINSKY: GREEN
KIZIMEN VOLCANO (1000-23) 55°08'N, 160°19'E; Elevation 8,151 ft (2,485 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Stronger ash
explosions up to 10 km (or 32,800 ft) ASL could occur at any time.
Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity
of the volcano remains high all week. Many shallow volcanic earthquakes
and volcanic tremor continued to be recorded at the volcano. According
to the satellite data, a big bright thermal anomaly over the volcano
continues to registering each day. Ash plumes extending about 142 km
(87 mi) to the north-west from the volcano were noted on March 05.
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History of Kizimen eruptions is unknown. We have incomplete data about
only one eruption in 1928-1929 which were likely moderate explosive (or
explosive-effusive) events. Tephrachronological data point out several
catastrophic eruptions in evolution of this volcano.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/kzm/index.html
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (1000-27) 56°38'N, 161°19'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the dome elevation ~8,200 ft (~2,500 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Growth of the lava dome and ash emission constrained with this
continues. Ash explosions up to 10 km (or 32,800 ft) ASL could occur at
any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying
aircraft.
Moderate
seismic activity of the volcano continues. Based on seismicity, it is
possible that ash plumes rose up to 4.0 km (13,120 ft) ASL on March
03-05. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered
over the volcano on March 07-09. Clouds obscured the volcano on the
other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/shv/index.html
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (1000-13) 54°03'N, 159°27'E; Elevation 4,874 ft (1,486 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive activity of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 6.0
km (or 19,700 ft) ASL could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano
could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate
seismic activity of the volcano continues. Based on seismicity, it is
possible that ash plumes rose up to 4.0 km (13,120 ft) ASL on March
03-05. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered
over the volcano on March 07-09. Clouds obscured the volcano on the
other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/krm/index.html
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (1000-25) 55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 9,455 ft (2,882 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Growth of the lava dome of the volcano continues and next explosive
eruption of the volcano is preparing. Aerosol plumes could affect
low-flying aircraft.
Moderate
seismicity of the volcano continues. Weak volcanic earthquakes are
registering on the volcano all week. Moderate gas-steam activity of the
volcano was observed on March 04 and 07; clouds obscured the volcano on
the other days of week. According to satellite data, a weak thermal
anomaly was registered over the volcano on March 07.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/bzm/index.html
GORELY VOLCANO (1000-07)
52°33'N, 158°02'E; Elevation 5,996 ft (1,828 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Seismic and thermal activity of the volcano remains high. This ongoing
unrest may eventually lead to an explosive eruption. At present,
aerosol plumes from the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate
seismic activity of the volcano continues and weak volcanic tremor was
registered at the volcano all week. Clouds obscured the volcano on the
other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/grl/index.html
BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2010, KVERT WILL ASSIGN AN AVIATION COLOR CODE
FOR 22 ADDITIONAL VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES.
THESE VOLCANOES ARE NOT PRESENTLY MONITORED WITH SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS
HOWEVER KVERT SCIENTISTS EXAMINED SATELLITE INFORMATION EACH DAY TO
LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF VOLCANIC UNREST SINCE 2002. NOT ALL OF THESE
VOLCANOES HAD ERUPTIONS IN HISTORICAL TIME, HOWEVER THEY ARE
POTENTIALLY ACTIVE AND THEREFORE ARE OF CONCERN TO AVIATION.
INFORMATION ABOUT VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES:
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/index_eng.html
WEB CAMERAS IN KAMCHATKA:
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokry/kly.jpg ,
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/video_camera/Klyu.html
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.ru/videokry/svl.jpg
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokzy/videokzy.htm
AVACHINSKY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokry/capture.jpg
GORELY VOLCANO: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/video_camera/gorely/index.html
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
Sergy Senyukov, KVERT Project, KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@emsd.ru
Tel. (4152) 431-831
Dr. John Power, KVERT Project,
USGS
E-mail: jpower@usgs.gov
Tel. (907) 786-7426
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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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