Akutan 1976/10
Start: October 1976 ± 2 Months [1]
Stop: May 9, 1977 ± 2 Months [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
Description: From Shackelford (1979): "Sporadic ash eruptions, which began in fall 1976, were still continuing as of May 1977. Observations of the activity during May 1977 showed explosive ejection of light brown ash clouds (every 1/4 hour between 17:00 and 20:00 on 5 May) with the ash cloud drifting N. During the inter-eruption periods, white fume emission occurred. Incandescent tephra was noted on 6 May at 17:30, and further eruptions were noted the following day. Similar activity was noted on 9 May. It is not unlikely that this explosive activity continued beyond the last date of observed activity, as Akutan typically is in a state of mild explosive activity lasting months or years. No further information known to this reporter."
References Cited
[1] Akutan, 1979
Shackelford, D. C., 1979, Akutan: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1977, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 17, p. 58.[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] Akutan, 1978
Shackelford, D. C., 1978, Akutan: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1976 with supplements to the previous issues, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 16, p. 48.[4] Akutan, 1977
Smithsonian Institution, 1977, Akutan: Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin v. 02, n. 05, unpaged.Complete Eruption References
Akutan, 1978
Shackelford, D. C., 1978, Akutan: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1976 with supplements to the previous issues, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 16, p. 48.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Akutan, 1979
Shackelford, D. C., 1979, Akutan: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1977, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 17, p. 58.
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
Akutan, 1977
Smithsonian Institution, 1977, Akutan: Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin v. 02, n. 05, unpaged.
Volcano erupts in the Aleutians, 1977
Associated Press, 1977, Volcano erupts in the Aleutians: Daily News-Miner, v. May 9, 1977, p. A2.