VONA/KVERT DAILY REPORT
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
October 04, 2013, all time is UTC

SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-27-)
56.64 N, 161.32 E; Elevation 10768 ft (3283 m), the dome elevation ~8200 ft (2500 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE

According to visual data, a growth of lava dome continues - strong and moderate ash explosions up to 3.5-4.0 km a.s.l., fumarolic activity and incandescence of the dome summit and hot avalanches accompany this process. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano.

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-26-)
56.06 N, 160.64 E; Elevation 15580 ft (4750 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE

Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. An amplitude of volcanic tremor was 38.6 mcm/s. Video data showed an incandescence of the volcano summit and the western volcanic flanks at night and gas-steam plumes containing moderate amount of ash. Strombolian activity of the volcano is continuing, and lava flows are effusing on the north-west, west and south-western volcanic flanks. Satellite data showed a big thermal anomaly over the volcano.

KARYMSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-13-)
54.05 N, 159.44 E; Elevation 4874 ft (1486 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE

Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano.

BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-25-)
55.97 N, 160.6 E; Elevation 9453 ft (2882 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW

Strong seismic activity of Klyuchevskoy volcano obscured seismicity of Bezymianny. According to video and satellite data, the volcano was obscured by clouds.

PLOSKY TOLBACHIK VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-24-)
55.83 N, 160.39 E; Elevation 10119 ft (3085 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW

Seismicity of the volcano was not registered. According to video and satellite data, the volcano was obscured by clouds.

KIZIMEN VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-23-)
55.13 N, 160.32 E; Elevation 8151 ft (2485 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW

Weak activity of the volcano continues. Video data showed a strong gas-steam volcanic activity. Satellite data showed the volcano was obscured by clouds.

GORELY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-07-)
52.56 N, 158.03 E; Elevation 5996 ft (1828 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW

Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. According to video and satellite data, the volcano was quiet or obscured by clouds.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Duty scientist: Olga A. Girina,
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru

Tel. Duty scientist: +79622825253

Head of KVERT Dr. Olga A. Girina,
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel.: +74152297890

In Russia, KVERT, on behalf of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS, is responsible for providing information on volcanic activity to international air navigation services for the airspace users.

The real-time seismic monitoring for 11 Kamchatkan volcanoes is producing of the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KBGS) RAS: http://www.emsd.ru.
The daily satellite monitoring for 36 volcanoes of Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles are producing of Alaska Volcano Observatory (http://www.avo.alaska.edu/) and KVERT.

KVERT web-page (the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php.