Kliuchef 1993/12
Start: December 4, 1993 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Steam [1]
- Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity [1]
- Seismicity with no confirmed eruption [1]
Description: From Smithsonian Institution (1993): "On 10 December AVO reported the following. 'On 4 December, following a M 5.1 earthquake at 1836 beneath the . . . island of Atka, residents of Atka village reported "rumbling" from the cluster of volcanoes that forms the N part of the island. At the same time, residents observed increased steaming from a fumarolic area on the flank of Kliuchef volcano and noted a distinct sulphur smell. A check of satellite imagery did not confirm any change in the surface state of the volcanoes. Late this week, the weather had deteriorated and no visual observations of the volcanoes were possible. . . .'"
References Cited
[1] Atka, 1993
Smithsonian Institution, 1993, Atka: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 18, n. 11, unpaged.Complete Eruption References
Atka, 1993
Smithsonian Institution, 1993, Atka: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 18, n. 11, unpaged.
1993 volcanic activity in Alaska: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1996
Neal, C. A., McGimsey, R. G., and Doukas, M. P., 1996, 1993 volcanic activity in Alaska: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-0024, 21 p.
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