ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, December 14, 2017, 10:43 AM AKST (Thursday, December 14, 2017, 19:43 UTC)
CLEVELAND VOLCANO
(VNUM #311240)
52°49'20" N 169°56'42" W,
Summit Elevation 5676 ft (1730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code:
ORANGE
No volcanic activity has been observed at Cleveland Volcano in cloudy and partly cloudy satellite data acquired over the past 24 hours and no activty has been seen in seismic or infrasound data over the past day.
GREAT SITKIN VOLCANO
(VNUM #311120)
52°4'35" N 176°6'39" W,
Summit Elevation 5709 ft (1740 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code:
YELLOW
Low-level unrest continues at Great Sitkin volcano. Satellite views of Great Sitkin have been cloudy over the past 24 hours. Nothing of note was observed in seismic data over the past day.
SHISHALDIN VOLCANO
(VNUM #311360)
54°45'19" N 163°58'16" W,
Summit Elevation 9373 ft (2857 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code:
YELLOW
Unrest continues at Shishaldin. Activity observed on seismic and infrasound instruments remains elevated. Despite poor weather conditions obscuring web camera views, active degassing from the volcano can seen in a few images from the past 24 hours. In addition, a possible steam plume was observed from Shishaldin in a few satellite images from the past day.
OTHER ALASKA VOLCANOES
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