ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, February 19, 2009, 12:59 PM AKST (Thursday, February 19, 2009, 21:59 UTC)

REDOUBT VOLCANO (VNUM #313030)
60°29'7" N 152°44'38" W, Summit Elevation 10197 ft (3108 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Unrest at Redoubt Volcano continues. No eruption has occurred. Since early yesterday morning, tremor amplitudes have been fairly low, with a few discrete small earthquakes occurring every hour. This activity is similar to what we have observed over much of the current period of unrest, and is still above background levels.

Clear views of the volcano by satellite and the Hut web camera show nothing unusual. Weather permitting, a gas-measurement flight is scheduled for tomorrow.

AVO continues to monitor Redoubt Volcano closely and the observatory is staffed 24 hours a day.


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

AVO has received no reports of activity at Cleveland in the past day. Nothing unusual has been observed in partly cloudy satellite images over the past 24 hours. Low-level ash emissions may occur with little or no warning.

VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: http://www.avo.alaska.edu

RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Tom Murray, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
tlmurray@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497

Steve McNutt, Coordinating Scientist, UAF
steve@giseis.alaska.edu (907) 474-7131

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.

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