Mount St. Helens Volcano - Current Update
CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:18 PM PDT (Friday, May 17, 2013 20:18 UTC)
CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN
Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range of Oregon and Washington are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; and Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake in Oregon.
Recent Observations: Activity at all Cascade Range volcanoes remained at background levels, as measured by seismic, GPS, and, where available, tiltmeter data. There have been some small earthquakes at Mount Rainier, but of a sort familiar to seismologists and not indicative of volcanic unrest.
The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory and the University of Washington continue to monitor the Washington and Oregon volcanoes closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.
Source: Current Alerts for U.S. Volcanoes
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
Volcano Cam not available at night,
please come back after sunrise Pacific Time to see the Volcano Cam image.
Sunrise will occur at 5:34 AM PDT.
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This is a static image of Mount St. Helens, taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory.
The Observatory and VolcanoCam are located at an elevation of approximately 4,500 feet,
about five miles from the volcano.
You are looking approximately south-southeast across the North Fork Toutle River Valley.
The VolcanoCam image automatically updates approximately every five minutes. |
Information courtesy of ...
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, Seattle, Washington
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Cascade Range Current Update
Current Alerts for U.S. Volcanoes
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