Veniaminof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA) activity update

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Volcanodiscovery-June 12,2013

ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) satellite image showing a steam plume emitting from the active intracaldera cone at Veniaminof Volcano on March 4, 2008 at 12:57 PM AKS (image processed by AVO/USGS, Image data courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team)

 

Seismic tremor continued to slowly but steadily increase yesterday, then dropped temporarily and has been increasing again today. AVO reports an intermittent, low-level steam plume issuing from the central cone within the caldera. No elevated surface temperature were visible in satellite images. No other activity was confirmed by AVO.

 

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