Report on Ahyi (United States) — 7 May-13 May 2014
Smithsonian Institution / US Geological Survey
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 7 May-13 May 2014
Managing Editor: Sally Sennert.
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2014. Report on Ahyi (United States) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 7 May-13 May 2014. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Ahyi
United States
20.42°N, 145.03°E; summit elev. -75 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
A helicorder plot from a station on Pagan showed that seismic signals from a source at or near the Ahyi seamount stopped at 1610 on 8 May. An additional isolated event was reported at 1810.
Geological Summary. Ahyi seamount is a large conical submarine volcano that rises to within 75 m of the ocean surface ~18 km SE of the island of Farallon de Pajaros in the northern Marianas. Water discoloration has been observed there, and in 1979 the crew of a fishing boat felt shocks over the summit area, followed by upwelling of sulfur-bearing water. On 24-25 April 2001 an explosive eruption was detected seismically by a station on Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago. The event was well constrained (+/- 15 km) at a location near the southern base of Ahyi. An eruption in April-May 2014 was detected by NOAA divers, hydroacoustic sensors, and seismic stations.
Source: Matthew Haney, Alaska Volcano Observatory via Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University's Marine Science Center and NOAA/PMEL EOI Program, personal communication