Kanaga T3
Start: 6796 yBP [1]
Stop: 6499 yBP [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Description: From Waythomas and others (2001): "Groups of tephra deposits so defined indicate that at least 11 eruptions of Kanaga Volcano have occurred since about 11 ka. Most of these eruptions were probably sub-Plinian to Plinian, producing moderately vesicular dacitic pumice lapilli tephra deposits ranging in thickness from a few centimeters to more than 1 m (table 2 [in original text])."
"Tan, loamy pumice-lapilli fall deposit."
"Tan, loamy pumice-lapilli fall deposit."
References Cited
[1] Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 2003
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Galloway, J. P., (ed.), Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2001, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1678, p. 181-197.
full-text PDF 1.5 MB [2] Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska, 2002
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2002, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0397, 27 p., 1 sheet.
full-text PDF 38.5 MB
map sheet plate (PDF) 17.5 MB Complete Eruption References
Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 2003
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Geology and late Quaternary eruptive history of Kanaga Volcano, a calc-alkaline stratovolcano in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Galloway, J. P., (ed.), Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2001, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1678, p. 181-197.
full-text PDF 1.5 MB 
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska, 2002
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2002, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Kanaga Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-0397, 27 p., 1 sheet.
full-text PDF 38.5 MB
map sheet plate (PDF) 17.5 MB 