• Increased seismicity beneath Tanaga volcano, Alaska

    In response to increased seismicity beneath the Tanaga volcano detected on March 6 and 7, 2023, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised the Aviation Color Code to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory.

  • Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit near Tanaga Volcano, Alaska at 18:47 UTC on January 5, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 19.1 km (11.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 40 km (24.8 miles). The epicenter was…

  • Increased volcanic activity worldwide in late January 2013

    Kamchatka's volcanoes continued with ongoing eruptions. KVERT reports that there are currently seven active volcanoes (orange alert) – Kizimen, Karymski, Shiveluch and Plosky Tolbachik at orange level and Bezymianny, Gorely and Klyuchevskoy at yellow level….