Klyuchevskoy Weekly Update for 8/17/07

Current Klyuchevskoy status from KVERT:

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56°03′N, 160°39′E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS GREEN
PREVIOUS LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW

Activity of Klyuchevskoy has decreased and KVERT is now assigning level of concern color code GREEN to the volcano: seismic activity was at background levels during the past five weeks, and ash plumes were not noted for the last four weeks.

Seismic activity was at background levels last week, weak continuous spasmodic volcanic tremor and a few weak shallow earthquakes were registered. According to video and visual data, no activity was observed on August 11 and the volcano was obscured by clouds on the other days. According to satellite data, thermal anomaly was noted on August 11.

Klyuchevskoy Daily Update for 8/10/07

Current Klyuchevskoy status from KVERT:

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO: 56°03′N, 160°39′E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW

Seismic activity was at background levels. But sudden ash explosions up to 6 km (19,700 ft.) ASL could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Seismic activity was at background levels last week, weak continuous spasmodic volcanic tremor and a few shallow earthquakes were registered. According to satellite data, thermal anomaly was noted on August 04, volcano was obscured by clouds in other days.

Klyuchevskoy Weekly Update

Klyuchevskoy weekly update from KVERT:

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO: 56°03′N, 160°39′E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW

Activity of the volcano decreased. But sudden ash explosions up to 6 km (19,700 ft.) ASL could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Seismic activity was at background levels last week, weak continuous spasmodic volcanic tremor and a few shallow earthquakes were registered. According to video and visual data, gas-steam activity was noted on July 20-24 and the volcano was obscured by clouds on the other days. According to satellite data, thermal anomaly was noted on July 19, 20-23.

Klyuchevskoy Weekly Update for July 20, 2007

Current Klyuchevskoy status from KVERT:

Friday, July 20, 2007, 21:40 UTC (July 19, 10:40 KDT)

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56°03′N, 160°39′E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
PREVIOUS LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS ORANGE

Activity of Klyuchevskoy has decreased and KVERT is now assigning level of concern color code YELLOW to the volcano: seismic activity was at background levels during the past weak, and ash plumes were not noted for the last four days . Still, sudden ash explosions up to 6 km (19,700 ft.) ASL could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Seismic activity was at background levels last week, weak continuous spasmodic volcanic tremor and a few shallow earthquakes were registered. According to video and visual data, ash plumes extended to the east and south-east at a height of 5.5 km (18,040 ft) ASL on July 13-15. Gas-steam activity was noted on July 12, 16 and 18 and the volcano was obscured by clouds on the other days. According to satellite data, ash plumes extended for about 37-86 km (23-53 mi) to the east from the volcano on July 13. Thermal anomaly was noted all days.