OKMOK VOLCANO
53°23′49″ N 168°9′58″ W, Summit Elevation 3520 ft (1073 m)
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
The eruption of Okmok Volcano continues. Seismicity remains episodic in character and well above background levels. Reports from pilots indicate a plume of ash and steam is reaching roughly 24,000 feet above sea level and moving to the southeast.
Stronger explosive activity could resume at any time with little or no warning.
Please see http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Okmok.php for more information.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
John Power, Acting Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
jpower@usgs.gov, (907)786-7497
Steve McNutt, Coordinating Scientist, UAFGI
steve@giseis.alaska.edu (907)978-5458
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.
