Akutan 1951/10
Start: October 1951 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Tephrafall [1]
- Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity [3]
Description: Jones (1951) reported minor ash showers and fume emissions from Akutan in 1951, and he also (Jones, 1952) reported that during October 1951, the lower slopes of Akutan showed fresh black ash on top of the snow, but the summit of the volcano was concealed in cloud.
References Cited
[1] Alaskan volcanoes, 1952
Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
full-text PDF 284 KB [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] Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951
Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
full-text PDF 288 KB Complete Eruption References
Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951
Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
full-text PDF 288 KB 
Alaskan volcanoes, 1952
Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
full-text PDF 284 KB 
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