Akutan 1931/5

Start: May 1931 [1]

Stop: August 11, 1931 [2]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 2 [3]

Event Characteristics:

Description: Finch (1935) reports that on August 11, 1931: "One vent in the cone emitted dark smoke or ash along with a rumble." He also reports that smoke was observed in May 1931.
Jaggar (1931) reports that on August 11, 1931 a rumbling was heard, and on July 24, 1931, an ascent of Akutan showed the crater was hot, with steam.

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] Aleutian exploration 1931, 1931

Jaggar, T. A., 1931, Aleutian exploration 1931: The Volcano Letter, v. 352, p. 1-2.
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[3] 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.

Complete Eruption References

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

Aleutian exploration 1931, 1931

Jaggar, T. A., 1931, Aleutian exploration 1931: The Volcano Letter, v. 352, p. 1-2.
full-text PDF 605 KB
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