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ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Saturday, August 24, 2013, 12:04 PM AKDT (Saturday, August 24, 2013, 20:04 UTC)
VENIAMINOF VOLCANO
(VNUM #312070)
56°11'52" N 159°23'35" W,
Summit Elevation 8225 ft (2507 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code:
ORANGE
Seismicity associated with the ongoing eruption of Veniaminof Volcano has remained unchanged over the past 24 hours. Low-level episodic tremor has been occurring and small ash bursts are probably being produced during these short periods of elevated tremor. Satellite images of the volcano over the past 24 hours have shown weak thermal signals at the intracaldera cone and very minor ash emissions have been observed occasionally in web camera views from Perryville. AVO has received no reports of activity from local observers or passing pilots over the past 24 hours.
CLEVELAND VOLCANO
(VNUM #311240)
52°49'20" N 169°56'42" W,
Summit Elevation 5676 ft (1730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code:
YELLOW
No anomalous activity at Cleveland Volcano was observed in satellite imagery during the past 24 hours. AVO has received no other reports of activity at the volcano.
VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu
RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478
CONTACT INFORMATION:
John Power, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
jpower@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497
David Fee, Acting Coordinating Scientist, UAFGI
dfee@gi.alaska.edu (907) 474-7564
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.