Makushin 1951/12

Start: December 20, 1951 [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 1 [2]

Event Characteristics:
  • Tephrafall [1]

Description: From Jones (1952): "December 20, 1951 - A high column of white smoke (steam) rose above the summit of Makushin volcano, Unalaska Island, and the snow on the volcano was gray with ash."

References Cited

[1] Alaskan volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
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[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

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

Alaskan volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
full-text PDF 284 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet