Makushin 1926/12
Start: December 30, 1926 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Steam [1]
- "Fire", "Glowing", or incandescence [1]
Description: Jaggar (1927): "A dispatch from Dutch Harbor of December 31, 1926, states that Mount Makushin, on Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands, erupted the evening of December 30 with 'fountains of fire and masses of vapor,' making a spectacular display. A slight earthquake accompanied the eruption and there was fear for the safety of Makushin village."
References Cited
[1] Three press reports, 1927
Jaggar, T. A., 1927, Three press reports: The Volcano Letter, v. 108, p. 1.
full-text PDF 364 KB [2] 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.Complete Eruption References
Three press reports, 1927
Jaggar, T. A., 1927, Three press reports: The Volcano Letter, v. 108, p. 1.
full-text PDF 364 KB 
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