Great Sitkin 2001/2
Start: February 2001 [1]
Stop: September 2001 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Seismicity with no confirmed eruption [1]
Description: McGimsey and others (2004) report anomalous seismicity at Great Sitkin during 2001: "Beginning in early February, 2001, seismicity at Great Sitkin volcano began to increase. The activity came to an abrupt end by the end of the month. The next seven months was characterized by short-lived seismic swarms that ended as quickly as they began, most only a day or two in duration. The largest swarm (15 events) occurred on Saturday, August 18, 2001."
References Cited
[1] 2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2004
McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., and Girina, Olga, 2004: 2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1453, 53 p.
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2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2004
McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., and Girina, Olga, 2004: 2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1453, 53 p.
full-text PDF on AVO's server 2.67 MB 