Little Sitkin 1900
Start: 1900 ± 30 Years [1]
Event Type: Other
- Lava flow [1]
- Central eruption [1]
- Flank eruption [1]
Description: Miller and others (1998): "Evidence of more recent volcanism is provided by Snyder (1959), who mapped two dacitic flows on the south and west flanks of the crater that appeared no more vegetated at comparable altitudes than andesite flows produced during a well-documented 1906 eruption on Kanaga Island, 60 km to the west. Snyder (1959, p. 183) argues that these extrusions 'are not older than' the 1906 Kanaga flows, implying that Little Sitkin has erupted at least once during the 20th century."
References Cited
[1] Geology of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, 1959
Snyder, G. L., 1959, Geology of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-H, p. 169-210, 1 plate, scale 1:20,000.
full-text PDF 2 MB
plate 23 PDF 7 MB Complete Eruption References
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.
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
references PDF 43 KB 
Geology of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, 1959
Snyder, G. L., 1959, Geology of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-H, p. 169-210, 1 plate, scale 1:20,000.
full-text PDF 2 MB
plate 23 PDF 7 MB 