Weekly Activity Updates

 

 Date  Volcano Advisory Level  Aviation Color Code  Potential Ash Drift Direction*
 9/8/05  Level 2  Orange  broadly southward to westward (early), broadly southward to eastward (later)
 9/15/05  Level 2  Orange  eastward
 9/20/05  Level 2  Orange  southward (low alt.) and eastward (higher alt.) (early), eastward at all altitudes (later)
9/27/05  Level 2  Orange  southeastward
10/5/05  Level 2  Orange south southeastward (early), southeastward (later)
10/12/05  Level 2  Orange eastward to east-northeastward (early), southeastward (later)
11/2/05  Level 2  Orange east-northeastward
11/28/05  Level 2  Orange northwestward (low alt.) and east-southeastward (higher alt.) (early) northward to northeastward (later)

* based on wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and eruption models

* Click Here for Advisory Level Info

 

Recent Observations:

9/21/05 - Average size and rate of occurrence of earthquakes associated with dome extrusion has increased slightly during the past few days.

9/23/05 - One-Year Anniversary Press Briefing: Click Here for details.

9/27/05 - Minor vapor plume rising from growing dome

10/5/05 - Reanalysis of the new lava dome indicates that points on the dome are moving northwestward and upward at about 5.5 meters (18 feet) per day.

10/12/05 - Average size and rate of occurrence of earthquakes associated with dome extrusion has increased slightly during the past few days.

11/02/05 - Snow level is well below the crater.  Remarkably regular small earthquakes continue to occur at a rate of about one every 1-2 minutes.                                         

Current WebCam Image

Sugar Bowl DomeCam "movie" - June 16 to August 16, 2005

 

Seismicity Updates:

 

SEP - Old Dome    RAFT - New Dome    HSR - South Ridge

   

 

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