Scientists monitoring Alaskan volcano report no change

by Rich Bowden - Feb 1 2009, 23:17

Scientists keeping tabs on the Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska have reported no further seismic activity since earlier movements were detected, though they have continued to label it 'code orange'.

The volcano has a history of recent eruptions; the last being in 1990 and the previous in 1989 when it sent an ash cloud across a distance of 150 miles.

Reports from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) have said though the volcano has not yet erupted, "...seismic levels have again remained about the same over the last few hours. AVO continues to observe potential activity with seismic, satellite and radar data," the observatory noted via a Twitter message.

Mount Redoubt, located on the Kenai Peninsula, 106 miles southwest of Anchorage, has been listed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as one of the nation’s highest-threat volcanoes and is expected to erupt within days or weeks, according to the latest scientific evidence.

The latest seismic activity on the 10,197-foot peak was first picked up by AVO instruments on January 23 of this year.

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