Overview
- At 08:40 local time on October 14, KVERT reported explosive activity that lofted ash to about 7.2 kilometers above sea level.
- The ash plume extended tens of kilometers to the east, with reported lengths from roughly 57 kilometers to about 110 kilometers.
- Anchorage air traffic controllers cautioned crews over the Bering Sea and North Pacific to watch for volcanic ash clouds and report any encounters.
- The aviation color code for Klyuchevskoy is set to orange, indicating a hazard to local and international flights.
- EMERCOM flagged the potential for light ashfall in Ust-Kamchatsky, Milkovsky and Bystrinsky districts through October 17, noting no ashfall had been observed in settlements at the time of the advisories.