Makushin 1995/1
Start: 12:46:00 January 30, 1995 ± 1 Hours [1]
Stop: 13:30:00 January 30, 1995 ± 1 Hours [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 1 [2]
- Tephra plume [1]
Description: From McGimsey and Neal (1996): "On 12:46 pm AST on Monday, January 30, 1995, USCG C-130 pilots reported a small steam and ash cloud from Makushin Volcano. The cloud rose to about 2400 m (8000 ft) and was carried northeast from the volcano, prompting NWS to issue a SIGMET that ran until 5 pm AST. Over the next hour, several pilots reported seeing a dispersing light brown ash plume at Makushin. All activity subsided shortly thereafter as confirmed by a satellite image recorded at 1:45 pm AST, which showed no sign of the eruption."
References Cited
[1] 1995 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1996
McGimsey, R. G., and Neal, Christina, 1996, 1995 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-0738, 22 p.
full-text PDF 1036 KB [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.[3] Makushin, 1995
Smithsonian Institution, 1995, Makushin: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, n. 01, unpaged.Complete Eruption References
Makushin Volcano ash hazards, 2025
Dietterich, H.R., Schaefer, J.R., Larsen, J.F., Vallance, J.W., Van Eaton, A.R., and Wallace, K.L., 2025, Makushin Volcano ash hazards: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 86 v. 2, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31684
Full-text PDF 2 MB InSAR studies of Alaska volcanoes, 2005
Lu, Z., Wicks, C., Dzurisin, D., and Power, J., 2005, InSAR studies of Alaska volcanoes: Korean Journal of Remote Sensing v. 21, no. 1, pg. 59-72. https://doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2005.21.1.59
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.
1995 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1996
McGimsey, R. G., and Neal, Christina, 1996, 1995 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-0738, 22 p.
full-text PDF 1036 KB 
Makushin, 1995
Smithsonian Institution, 1995, Makushin: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, n. 01, unpaged.