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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 8:27 AM ChST (Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 22:27 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in partly cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations. A possible hydroacoustic signal was detected from the Wake Island Hydrophone array.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 8:38 AM ChST (Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 22:38 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in partly cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations. A possible hydroacoustic signal was detected from the Wake Island Hydrophone array.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Saturday, June 3, 2023, 7:24 AM ChST (Friday, June 2, 2023, 21:24 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations. A possible hydroacoustic signal was detected from the Wake Island Hydrophone array.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Friday, June 2, 2023, 9:47 AM ChST (Thursday, June 1, 2023, 23:47 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
Eruptive activity was detected from Ahyi Seamount with underwater pressure sensors from Wake Island (1,410 miles or 2,270 km east of Ahyi) early in the past week (May 26 and 28, 2023). No unusual activity was observed in satellite views over the past week.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote underwater pressure sensors, seismic, and satellite data closely.
Ahyi seamount is a large conical submarine volcano that rises to within 260 feet (79 m) of the sea surface about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the island of Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas) in the Northern Mariana Islands. Water discoloration has been observed over the submarine volcano during previous periods of activity, and in 1979 the crew of a fishing boat felt shocks over the summit area followed by upwelling of sulfur-bearing water. From April 24 to 25, 2001, an explosive submarine eruption was detected seismically from a seismic station on Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago. The event was well constrained (+/- 9 miles or 15 km) at a location near the southern base of Ahyi; the summit of the seamount lies within the location uncertainty. Another eruption was detected from April 24 to May 17, 2014, using data from seismometers located on subaerial volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands and hydrophone arrays at Wake Island. NOAA divers also reported hearing explosions while conducting coral reef research on nearby Farallon de Pajaros. The 2014 eruption of Ahyi formed a new crater near the summit of the volcano and a large landslide chute developed on its southeast flank.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, June 1, 2023, 9:12 AM ChST (Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 23:12 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 8:45 AM ChST (Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 22:45 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 8:49 AM ChST (Monday, May 29, 2023, 22:49 UTC)
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.
AHYI SEAMOUNT (VNUM #284141)
20°25'12" N 145°1'48" E, Summit Elevation -259 ft (-79 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY
Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW
No volcanic activity was observed in cloudy satellite images of the sea surface around Ahyi Seamount, and no signficant earthquakes were located from distant seismic stations.
There are no local monitoring stations near Ahyi Seamount, which limits our ability to detect and characterize volcanic unrest there. We will continue to monitor available remote hydrophonic, seismic, and satellite data closely.
For definitions of Aviation Color Codes and Volcano Alert Levels, see: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
SUBSCRIBE TO VOLCANO ALERT MESSAGES by email: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.cnmihsem.gov.mp/
USGS Northern Mariana Duty Scientist (907) 786-7497
http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/cnmistatus.php
Satellite information, Washington VAAC
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html