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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)
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Bogoslof volcano eruptions:
2016-17, 1992, 1951 (?), 1931 (?), 1926-28, 1913, (?), 1909-10, 1908 (?), 1907, 1906, 1883, 1806, 1786
Typical eruption style:
explosive

Bogoslof volcano news & activity updates:

Bogoslof volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA FM 20170627/1117Z ERUPTION

Tue, 27 Jun 2017, 18:00
18:00 PM |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAK21 at 17:58 UTC, 27/06/17 from PAWU
VAAAK1
VA ADVISORY

DTG: 20170627/1800Z

VAAC: ANCHORAGE

VOLCANO: BOGOSLOF 311300

PSN: N5356 W16802

AREA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

SUMMIT ELEV: 492 FT [150 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2017/077

INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI/GOES

AVIATION COLOR CODE: RED

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA FM 20170627/1117Z ERUPTION

OBS VA DTG: 27/1800Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL300 N5821 W16531 - N5738 W16720 - N5551 W16508
- N5638 W16308 - N5821 W16531 MOV NE 45KT.

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 28/0000Z SFC/FL300 N6025 W16929 - N5939 W16338
- N5708 W16723 - N5741 W16852 - N5834 W16826 - N5910 W16645 -
N5956 W16934 - N6025 W16929 - N6025 W16929.

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 28/0600Z NO VA EXP.

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 28/1200Z NO VA EXP.

RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE LOW.
VA SIGNAL APPEARS VERY WEAK AND HAS MIXED WITH METEOROLOGICAL CLOUD.

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20170628/0000Z

DH JUN 2017 AAWU

Previous news
Tue, 27 Jun 2017, 02:00
Bogoslof volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION BEGAN 0045Z.
Sat, 24 Jun 2017, 17:15
Bogoslof volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: BOGOSLOF 20170624/0049Z ERUPTION
Sat, 24 Jun 2017, 08:45
Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands): large explosive eruption early on 24 June, ash to 36,000 ft altitude
Seismic signal of this morning's eruptions at Bogoslof (recorded on MSW station on Makushin volcano about 60 km to the E (AVO)
After a calmer period of approx. 10 days, another significant and quite large explosive eruption occurred at the volcano earlier today (yesterday afternoon local time). ... read all
Sat, 24 Jun 2017, 01:15
Bogoslof volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSSIBLE ERUPTION AT 24/0050Z
Tue, 13 Jun 2017, 08:44
Bogoslof volcano (Aleutian Islands): new series of larger explosions
Photo of Bogoslof Island, June 11, 2017. Photo taken from an Alaska Airlines jet enroute to Adak (image: Cyrus Read, USGS/AVO)
After a pause about approx. 2 days with little detected activity since the large explosion on 10 June, a new series of relatively strong explosions began early today at 1:47 UTC 13 June (17:47 local time AKDT June 12). At least two larger pulses of activity occurred, each lasting 10-30 minutes and producing ash plumes up to 25,000 ft (7.5 km) altitude that dissipated within 30 minutes. ... read all

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