Kukak 1951

Start: 1951 [1]

Event Type: Not an eruption

Event Characteristics:
  • Remobilized tephra - no eruption [1] [2]

Description: From Siebert and Simkin (2002-, accessed March 23, 2007): "[R]eports of historical eruptions at Kukak from Hantke (1959) appear to be erroneous. The report of a 1951 eruption is an apparent reference to a July 22, 1951 ashfall at Kukak Bay, which was attributed by Muller and others (1954) to Martin volcano." Miller and others (1998) doubt that Martin has had any historic eruptions either, stating: "all reports of eruption or ash emission [from Martin] are probably spurious, reflecting only the persistent and conspicuous steam plume."
Hantke (1959): Kugak "probably had an ash eruption in 1951." The July 22 date appears to belong to an event in 1953 (Muller and others, 1954; Hantke, 1959) rather than this 1951 event.

References Cited

[1] Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956, 1959

Hantke, Gustav, 1959, Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 20, p. 3-33.

[2] Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003

Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.

Complete Eruption References

Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003

Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.
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Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998

Miller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.
title page PDF 52
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
eastern part - Wrangell to Ukinrek Maars PDF 972 KB
central part - Chiginagak to Cleveland PDF 2,463 KB
western part - Carlisle to Kiska PDF 956 KB
references PDF 43 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf

Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956, 1959

Hantke, Gustav, 1959, Uebersicht ueber die vulkanische Taetigkeit 1954-1956: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 20, p. 3-33.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument, 1954

Muller, E. H., Juhle, R. W., and Coulter, H. W., 1954, Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument: in Luntey, R. S., Interim report on Katmai Project, Washington D.C., U.S. National Park Service, p. 62-66.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
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