ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12:33 PM AKDT (Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 20:33 UTC)
KASATOCHI VOLCANO
(VNUM #311130)
52°10'9" N 175°30'41" W,
Summit Elevation 1030 ft (314 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
Seismicity at Kasatochi as determined from the network on Great Sitkin Island remains low. A satellite image today shows a thermal anomaly in the crater likely associated with the warm crater lake.
Kasatochi Volcano does not have a seismic network, thus AVO depends on networks on neighboring islands to monitor earthquake activity there. For this reason, low-level seismicity may not be detected and renewed volcanic activity is possible at any time with little or no warning.
OKMOK VOLCANO
(VNUM #311290)
53°23'49" N 168°9'58" W,
Summit Elevation 3520 ft (1073 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
Seismic activity at Okmok Volcano remains at low to near-background levels. Clouds obscured satellite views of the volcano today.
Although the level of seismicity is relatively low, it is possible, but growing increasingly unlikely, that vigorous ash emissions will resume.
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.