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AVO VOLCANO ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION

ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Saturday, December 16, 2017, 11:53 AM AKST (Saturday, December 16, 2017, 20:53 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 to partly cloudy satellite data acquired over the past 24 hours and no activity 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. No activity was observed in partly to mostly cloudy satellite views of Great Sitkin 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. No activity was observed in partly cloudy satellite images acquired over the past 24 hours. Ice is covering the web camera enclosure window and preventing any images of Shishaldin.

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