Iliamna 1978/11

Start: 10:50:00 November 7, 1978 [1]

Event Type: Not an eruption

Event Characteristics:
  • Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity [1] [2]

Description: From Proffett and others (1980): "A brief steam eruption from Iliamna began at about 10:50 (local time) on 7 November, 1978. Puffs of steam, ejected every 1-5 minutes, rose an estimated 3 km above the summit. No ash was visible in the steam puffs. The activity ended at about 13:30. Iliamna's last reported activity occurred 1952-53.
"A U.S. Geological Survey seismic station 20 km NNE of Iliamna recorded no unusual seismicity."

References Cited

[1] Iliamna, 1980

Proffett, J., Kienle, J., and Lahl, J., 1980, Iliamna: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1978, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 18, p. 67.

[2] Iliamna, 1987

Smithsonian Institution, 1987, Iliamna: Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin v. 03, n. 12, unpaged.

Complete Eruption References

Iliamna, 1980

Proffett, J., Kienle, J., and Lahl, J., 1980, Iliamna: in Annual report of the world volcanic eruptions in 1978, Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 18, p. 67.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

Iliamna, 1987

Smithsonian Institution, 1987, Iliamna: Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin v. 03, n. 12, unpaged.

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