Akutan 2014/7
Start: July 15, 2014 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Seismicity with no confirmed eruption [1]
Description: From Cameron and others, 2017: "A series of 34 earthquakes occurred on Akutan volcano on July 15, 2014. Nine of theearthquakes had a magnitude between 1 and 2; the rest were smaller. Following the earthquake swarm, AVO re-analyzed GPS data and concluded that Akutan experienced about 1 cm (0.4 in.) uplift around the time of the seismic swarm. The GPS data clearly show a volcanic inflation signal (outward and upward) with a start date at the beginning of 2014, most likely indicating intrusion of magma (Jeff Freymueller, UAFGI/AVO, written commun., 2014). A second earthquake swarm of 24 earthquakes occurred 5 months later on December 7, including a M2.5 earthquake, 2-3 km (1.2-1.9 mi) south of Akutan. Tectonic tremor was noted throughout 2014, and is typical for the Akutan seismograph network."
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References Cited
[1] 2014 Volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2017
Cameron, C.E., Dixon, J.P., Neal, C.A., Waythomas, C.F., Schaefer, J.R., and McGimsey, R.G., 2017, 2014 Volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5077, 81 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175077.
Complete Eruption References
2014 Volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2017
Cameron, C.E., Dixon, J.P., Neal, C.A., Waythomas, C.F., Schaefer, J.R., and McGimsey, R.G., 2017, 2014 Volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5077, 81 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175077.
