Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands): new explosion occurred short time ago

Tue, 24 Jan 2017, 14:42 | BY: T

Seismic signal from Bogoslof volcano on AVO's MSW station (on Makushin 60 km to the east from Bogoslof)

Another explosion occurred at the volcano a short time ago. The Alaska Volcano Observatory reported:
"Following a period of increasing seismicity, an explosive eruption started at 04:53 AKST (13:53 UTC) this morning as shown in seismic data and by lightning detection.
We have not yet observed a volcanic cloud in satellite, but based on recent events with similar seismicity and lightning, we are raising the Aviation Color Code to RED and Alert Level to Warning." (AVO)

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Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands): new explosion occurred short time ago

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