Akutan 1911

Start: 1911 [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 2 [2]

Event Characteristics:
  • Minor explosive eruption [3]
  • Tephra plume [1]
  • Tephrafall [1]

Description: Finch (1935) writes that Hugh McGlashan said that the 1911 eruption of Akutan threw an "appreciable" amount of ash over Akutan Village.

References Cited

[1] Akutan volcano, 1935

Finch, R. H., 1935, Akutan volcano: Zeitschrift fuer Vulkanologie, v. 16, n. 3, p. 155-160, 4 plates, scale unknown.

[2] Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition], 1994

Simkin, Tom, and Siebert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition]: Tucson, Arizona, Geoscience Press, 349 p.

[3] Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950

Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
plate 1 PDF 819 KB
full-text PDF 783 KB

Complete Eruption References

Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950

Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
plate 1 PDF 819 KB
full-text PDF 783 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf

Akutan volcano, 1935

Finch, R. H., 1935, Akutan volcano: Zeitschrift fuer Vulkanologie, v. 16, n. 3, p. 155-160, 4 plates, scale unknown.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition], 1994

Simkin, Tom, and Siebert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition]: Tucson, Arizona, Geoscience Press, 349 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf