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Anatahan Weekly Update issued Nov 6, 2009 12:31 ADT Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
No reports of eruptive activity at Anatahan were received the past week, and seismic levels have remained low. Nothing unusual was observed in satellite images throughout the week.
Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 6, 2009 08:10 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
A DI event is nearing completion. Growth and partial collapse of the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent cavity floor continued to alternately obscure and reveal the circulating lava pond surface. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows are active on the coastal plain. Lava is also flowing through tubes to the coast and entering the ocean at two locations west of Kalapana.
The Overlook vent webcam images again showed fluctuating glow and spattering ...
Long Valley Volcanic Center Daily Update issued Nov 6, 2009 09:12 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
The real-time computer system located eight small earthquakes in the vicinity of Long Valley caldera since the last update at 9:17 AM (PST) on November 5. Four were located in the south moat of the caldera beneath the west end of the airport (6 miles east of Mammoth Lakes). They occurred between 3:26 PM and 4:56 PM on the 5th. The largest was the magnitude M=1.1 earthquake at 4:56 PM. The remaining four were located in the Sierra Nevada south of the caldera. The larges of these was a M=1.0 earthquake at 3:35 PM on the 5th located 11 miles SW of Tom's Place.
CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE issued Nov 6, 2009 08:27 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.
Mount St. Helens has been at Volcano Alert Level NORMAL (Aviation Color Code GREEN) since July 10, 2008.
Recent Observations: As is common in the fall, high winds and rainstorms continue to generate substantial ...
Hualalai Weekly Update issued Nov 5, 2009 17:02 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
No unusual seismicity or deformation.
Lo`ihi Weekly Update issued Nov 5, 2009 17:02 HST Volcano Alert Level UNASSIGNED - Aviation Color Code UNASSIGNED
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake occurred at 11:13 pm October 22, 2009 (HST) and was located 6 km (4 miles) southeast of Lo`ihi summit.
Mauna Kea Weekly Update issued Nov 5, 2009 17:02 HST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
Three earthquakes were located beneath Mauna Kea this past week. During a typical week, five or less earthquakes are located beneath the volcano.
Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 5, 2009 07:48 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
Growth and partial collapses of the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent cavity floor continued periodically obscuring and revealing the circulating lava pond surface. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows are active on the coastal plain. Lava is also flowing through tubes to the coast and entering the ocean at two locations west of Kalapana.
The Overlook vent webcam images again showed fluctuating glow and spattering from a single elongated hole deep ...
Long Valley Volcanic Center Daily Update issued Nov 5, 2009 09:17 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
The only earthquake in the general vicinity of Long Valley caldera located by the real-time computer system since the last update at 9:12 AM (PST) on November 4 was a M=2.0 event at 6:41 PM on the 4th centered 4 miles SSE of Bishop.
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