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Geologists end hazard mapping project on Pagan
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Posted on May 22 2006
A team led by two geologists conducted a two-week fieldwork at Pagan Volcano to complete a hazard mapping project, the Saipan Tribune learned yesterday.
Emergency Management Office deputy director Mark S. Pangelinan disclosed that the team composed of two geologists from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, six EMO staff, and two college interns from Hawaii, was expected to arrive yesterday.
Pangelinan said the team made a hazard mapping at the south portion of Pagan as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s project.
The hazard mapping at the north portion of the volcano was already completed before, Pangelinan explained.
The deputy director said the team would sit down in Hawaii and combine all their collected data to complete the project.
Volcanic hazard refers to any potentially dangerous volcanic process such as lava flows, pyroclastic flows, and ash.
Hazard maps indicate the type of hazards that can be expected in a given area the next time a volcano erupts, according to geologists.
Pagan Volcano is located 173 nautical miles north of Saipan. Its 1983 eruption was the largest for the island.
