Martin 1953/2
Start: February 1953 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
Description: Muller and others (1954) state that they believe the "eruptions reported as occurring simultaneously with Mount Trident's activity in February 1953" came from Mt. Martin, and also note that "During the second week of July [1953] Mount Martin was observed to be steaming steadily and with moderate vigor, although its plume was less conspicuous than that of Trident. During this interval, only quiet steaming occurred at the crater near the crest of Mount Mageik."
However, Miller and others (1998) discount this eruption report, saying "all reports of eruption or ash emission are probably spurious, reflecting only the persistent and conspicuous steam plume. Steam emission is normally vigorous and continuous from the summit vent of Mount Martin with plumes occasionally rising 600 m above the vent and extending downwind for 20 km."
However, Miller and others (1998) discount this eruption report, saying "all reports of eruption or ash emission are probably spurious, reflecting only the persistent and conspicuous steam plume. Steam emission is normally vigorous and continuous from the summit vent of Mount Martin with plumes occasionally rising 600 m above the vent and extending downwind for 20 km."
References Cited
[1] Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument (Alaska), 1954
Muller, E. H., Juhle, R. W., and Coulter, H. W., 1954, Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument (Alaska): Science, v. 119, n. 3088, p. 319-321.[2] 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 [3] Mount Mageik: A compound stratovolcano in Katmai National Park, 2000
Hildreth, Wes, Fierstein, Judy, Lanphere, M. A., and Siems, D. F., 2000, Mount Mageik: A compound stratovolcano in Katmai National Park: in Kelley, K. D. and Gough, L. P., (eds.), Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1615, p. 23-41.
full-text PDF (screen optimized) 17.2 MB
full-text PDF (print optizmized) 17.7 MB
full-text PDF 5.1 MB [4] Geology of the Mount Katmai area, Alaska, 1959
Keller, A. S., and Reiser, H. N., 1959, Geology of the Mount Katmai area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1058-G, p. 261-298, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
full-text PDF 4 MB
plate 29 PDF 32 MB [5] Volcano observations, 1954
Unknown, 1954, Volcano observations: Unpublished volcano observation sheets filled out by U.S. military and stored on file at the Geophyiscal Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, unpaged.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.
Mount Mageik: A compound stratovolcano in Katmai National Park, 2000
Hildreth, Wes, Fierstein, Judy, Lanphere, M. A., and Siems, D. F., 2000, Mount Mageik: A compound stratovolcano in Katmai National Park: in Kelley, K. D. and Gough, L. P., (eds.), Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1615, p. 23-41.
full-text PDF (screen optimized) 17.2 MB
full-text PDF (print optizmized) 17.7 MB
full-text PDF 5.1 MB 
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 the Mount Katmai area, Alaska, 1959
Keller, A. S., and Reiser, H. N., 1959, Geology of the Mount Katmai area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1058-G, p. 261-298, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
full-text PDF 4 MB
plate 29 PDF 32 MB 
Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument (Alaska), 1954
Muller, E. H., Juhle, R. W., and Coulter, H. W., 1954, Current volcanic activity in Katmai National Monument (Alaska): Science, v. 119, n. 3088, p. 319-321.
Volcano observations, 1954
Unknown, 1954, Volcano observations: Unpublished volcano observation sheets filled out by U.S. military and stored on file at the Geophyiscal Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, unpaged.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Eruption of Trident Volcano, Katmai National Monument, Alaska, Feb.-June 1953, 1954
Snyder, G. L., 1954, Eruption of Trident Volcano, Katmai National Monument, Alaska, Feb.-June 1953: U.S. Geological Survey Circular C 0318, 7 p., 2 sheets, scale unknown.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet