Great Sitkin 1987/3

Start: March 18, 1987 [1]

Stop: March 18, 1987 [1]

Event Type: Other

Event Characteristics:
  • Tephra plume [1]

Description: From Reeder (1990): "Steve Shivers of the U.S. Geological Survey noted a volcanic eruption plume from the Great Sitkin region on a satellite image from March 18, 1989. Lieutenant Jeffrey Sullivan noted orange flame in the direction of Great Sitkin just before midnight on March 18, 1987. Pilot Guy Morgan, observed minor steam emissions from Great Sitkin just prior to March 18, but such activity is common for Great Sitkin. 'Because no anomalous features could be detected on the Great Sitkin volcano as observed by numerous commercial pilots following the above reported eruptive activity, it is concluded that the Great Sitkin eruptive activity probably occurred at the active NW near summit dome.'"

References Cited

[1] Great Sitkin, 1990

Reeder, J. W., 1990, Great Sitkin: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1987, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 27, p. 37-38.

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

Great Sitkin, 1990

Reeder, J. W., 1990, Great Sitkin: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1987, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 27, p. 37-38.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
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