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Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands): smaller explosions

Mon, 5 Jun 2017, 17:18 | BY: T
Seismic signal of this afternoon's eruption at Bogoslof (recorded on MSW station on Makushin volcano about 60 km to the E (AVO)
Seismic signal of this afternoon's eruption at Bogoslof (recorded on MSW station on Makushin volcano about 60 km to the E (AVO)
The volcano remains restless. During the past days, at least two smaller explosive eruptions occurred. The Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE.
The latest was an hour ago at 15:50 UTC (7:50 am AKDT local time) and lasted only 2 minutes. It produced a small volcanic cloud that was observed by a pilot and estimated to have reached 20,000 ft elevation.
A similar smaller explosion was recorded at 02:42 UTC on 1 June.

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Bogoslof's eruption column with the white steam head entering the lower stratosphere on 28 May 2017 (image: Dave Schneider, USGS Volcanoes/AVO
The Alaska Volcano Observatory published two spectacular satellite images (attached) showing the eruption column of the volcano's large explosion on 28 May (22:34 UTC). ... Read all
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Bogoslof volcano
Submarine volcano 150 m / 492 ft
United States, Aleutian Islands, 53.93°N / -168.03°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Bogoslof volcano eruptions:
2016-17, 1992, 1951 (?), 1931 (?), 1926-28, 1913, (?), 1909-10, 1908 (?), 1907, 1906, 1883, 1806, 1786
Typical eruption style
explosive