Three Alaskan volcanoes erupting simultaneously
THREE volcanoes are erupting simultaneously along Alaska's 'Ring of Fire', with geological experts monitoring their increasing strength
- Three volcanoes on a remote Alaskan island chain have been erupting simultaneously for almost two weeks
- Those eruptions do not pose a threat to any nearby community due to the location of the Aleutian island chain
- They are taking place on an 800 mile stretch of islands around Bering Sea
- It is known as the 'Ring of Fire,' due to the number of volcanoes there densely packed together
- The emissions have steadily grown stronger, but they do not yet pose a concern although they can produce ash clouds that are hazardous for air travel.
- The Pavlof Volcano is the closest to any population; the nearest community, Cold Bay, sits about 35 miles from the volcano
- Scientists continue to closely monitor the volcanoes for signs of changes
- A 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the Alaskan Peninsula early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Three remote Alaska volcanoes are erupting simultaneously along a row of remote islands nicknamed the 'Ring of Fire.'
Pavlof, Great Sitkin and Semisopochnoi Volcanoes all remain under an orange threat level Friday, signaling that eruptions are underway and minor ash emissions have been detected. They sit along the remote Aleutian Islands, known as the 'Ring of Fire,' so called because of the number of volcanoes that sit along a deep oceanic belt running under the islands.
So far, none of the small communities near the volcanoes have been affected, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said on Thursday.
Webcams on Thursday clearly showed episodic low-level ash emissions from Pavlof, the volcano raising the most red flags out of the three, prompting the observatory to raise the volcano's threat level from yellow, or exhibiting signs of unrest, to orange.
The change of color signal was prompted by ash clouds, which were seen rising just above Pavlof volcano's 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) summit, drifting about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) to the south before dissipating, Waythomas said.
The Pavlof Valcano (picutred) last spewed ash in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in 2016
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