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Cascade Range Current Updates
October 2010


CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, October 1, 2010 11:28 AM PDT (Friday, October 1, 2010 18:28 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.

Recent Observations: No significant changes in activity occurred during the past week. Field work this week included: Deformation monitoring site repair and maintenance at Crater Lake, Yellowstone, and Mount Hood; on-going work at the Spirit Lake outlet tunnel, geologic mapping and aerial survey at Mount St. Helens; on-going work at the Marmot site.




CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, October 8, 2010 7:44 AM PDT (Friday, October 8, 2010 14:44 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.

Recent Observations: No significant changes in activity occurred during the past week. Field crews visited Mount Rainier and Mount Hood to conduct routine instrument maintenance and field work in support of ongoing geological mapping.




CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, October 15, 2010 9:34 AM PDT (Friday, October 15, 2010 16:34 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.

Recent Observations: Activity throughout the Cascade Range remained at normal background levels during the past week. No unusual seismicity, ground deformation, or other type of volcano-related activity was noted. A field crew from the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory repaired and did routine instrument maintenance at a monitoring station near South Sister volcano in central Oregon.




CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, October 22, 2010 8:32 AM PDT (Friday, October 22, 2010 15:32 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.

Recent Observations: Activity throughout the Cascade Range remained at normal background levels during the past week. No unusual seismicity, ground deformation, or other type of volcano-related activity was noted. Field crews from the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory took advantage of fine weather early in the week to perform routine instrument maintenance.




CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, October 29, 2010 9:52 AM PDT (Friday, October 29, 2010 16:52 UTC)

CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES
Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.

Recent Observations: Activity throughout the Cascade Range remained at normal background levels during the past week. No unusual seismicity, ground deformation, or other type of volcano-related activity was noted.


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