ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Monday, February 23, 2009, 12:37 PM AKST (Monday, February 23, 2009, 21:37 UTC)
REDOUBT VOLCANO
(VNUM #313030)
60°29'7" N 152°44'38" W,
Summit Elevation 10197 ft (3108 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code:
ORANGE
Unrest at Redoubt Volcano continues. No eruption has occurred. Volcanic tremor with variable amplitudes and intermittent discrete earthquakes continue. Clear webcam views this morning show a steam plume rising in the summit crater. Satellite views show no unusual activity.
AVO personnel visited the volcano yesterday and added instruments to the monitoring network, including a pressure sensor, a new web camera and a seismometer.
AVO continues to monitor Redoubt Volcano closely, and the observatory is staffed 24 hours a day.
CLEVELAND VOLCANO
(VNUM #311240)
52°49'20" N 169°56'42" W,
Summit Elevation 5676 ft (1730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code:
YELLOW
AVO has received no reports of activity at Cleveland in the past week. Nothing unusual has been observed in mostly cloudy satellite images. Low-level ash emissions may occur with little or no warning.
VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu
RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Chris Waythomas, Acting Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
chris@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.