Great Sitkin 1949/12

Start: December 30, 1949 [1]

Stop: January 7, 1950 [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 1 [2]

Event Characteristics:
  • Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity [1]

Description: From Jones (1951): "[S]mall ash showers and fume clouds were seen on December 30, 1949, and January 7, 1950."

References Cited

[1] Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951

Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
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[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] Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands, 1958

Powers, H. A., 1958, Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands: in Williams, H., (ed.), Landscapes of Alaska, Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press, p. 61-75.

Complete Eruption References

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

Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands, 1958

Powers, H. A., 1958, Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands: in Williams, H., (ed.), Landscapes of Alaska, Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press, p. 61-75.

Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1948-1950, 1955

Hantke, Gustav, 1955, Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1948-1950: Bulletin Volcanlogique, v. 14, p. 151-184.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951

Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
full-text PDF 288 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
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