Volcano Observatory repairs seismic monitors in Southwest Alaska

AVO seismologists work to repair a seismic station on Little Sitkin Volcano in the western Aleutians Islands. (USGS photo)
This summer, Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists embarked on an ambitious project to repair seismic monitoring equipment at active volcanoes around Southwest Alaska. Now 176 of the Observatory’s 216 seismic stations are in working order.
A backlog of deferred maintenance and a lack of funding, coupled with the extreme nature of the environment, have caused some of th