ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 11:34 AM AKDT (Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 19:34 UTC)

ILIAMNA VOLCANO (VNUM #313020)
60°1'55" N 153°5'30" W, Summit Elevation 10016 ft (3053 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW

Seismic activity at Iliamna Volcano remains above background. This activity does not mean that an eruption is imminent or certain. A similar seismic swarm in 1996/1997 that was likely related to an intrusion of magma at depth did not culminate in an eruption.

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

Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:55 pm AKDT (22:55 UTC), AVO infrasound and seismic networks detected a small explosion at Cleveland. Clouds prevented a clear view of the volcano at the time of the explosion, however, ash was not observed rising through the cloud deck suggesting relatively minor ash emission.

Similar small explosions have occurred several times in the last few months and additional sudden explosions are likely. Some may produce ash clouds exceeding 20,000 feet above sea level. These clouds may go undetected in satellite imagery for hours. If a large ash-producing event occurs, seismic, infrasound, or volcanic lightning would likely be detected by local and regional monitoring networks. There is no real-time seismic monitoring network on Cleveland volcano.


VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: http://www.avo.alaska.edu
RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478

CONTACT INFORMATION:

John Power, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
jpower@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.

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