ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 12:05 PM AKST (Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 21:05 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 eruptive activity at Cleveland volcano was observed in cloudy satellite views or detected by seismic or infrasound sensors over the past 24 hours.
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
No volcanic activity at Great Sitkin volcano was observed in cloudy satellite views or detected in seismic data over the past 24 hours.
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
Low-level unrest continues at Shishaldin Volcano with seismicity slightly elevated above the typical background level. No activity was observed in cloudy satellite images acquired over the past 24 hours. The web camera enclosure window was clear of ice this morning, but poor weather still obscures the web camera view of Shishaldin.
OTHER ALASKA VOLCANOES
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Michelle Coombs, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
mcoombs@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497
Jessica Larsen, Acting Coordinating Scientist, UAF
jflarsen@alaska.edu (907) 322-4085
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.