2009 Mount Redoubt Eruptive Activity
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano began erupting on March 22, 2009, and activity continued for several months.
Coordinates: 60°29′06″N 152°44′35″W / 60.485°N 152.743°W / 60.485; -152.743 During the eruptions, which lasted for several months, reports found ash clouds reaching as high as 65,000 feet (20,000 m) above sea level. In response, the National Weather Service issued a series of ash fall advisories. The Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage, Valdez and large portions of the Kenai Peninsula all received coatings of tephra. The 2009 eruptions of Mount Redoubt represented the most seismic activity occurring on the mountain in twenty years.
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