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BREAKING: Alaska volcano erupts with new strength!! 3 mile high ash cloud!
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska volcano that has been intermittently oozing lava and releasing small bursts of ash and steam since June erupted with new ferocity today, sending clouds of ash more than 3 miles into the sky, scientists said.
The latest eruptions from the 8,225-foot Veniaminof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula nearly 500 miles southwest of Anchorage, marked some of the strongest unrest detected at the site this summer and may intensify, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned.
But the eruptions were not believed to be linked to a large, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck today in waters off the remote Alaska island of Adak, nearly 800 miles southwest of Veniaminof in the Aleutians chain, said John Power, the observatory's scientist in charge.
“The plate tectonics are the same, but there's no direct relationship between the volcano and the earthquake,” he said.
The quake was felt strongly on Adak, a former U.S. Navy station now home to a commercial fishing and maritime service center, and was followed by numerous aftershocks, the city manager said.
Shaking also was felt in Atka, a tiny native Aleut village 65 miles northeast of the quake's center. But there were no initial reports of injuries or severe damage.
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