Pavlof 1922/12
Start: December 24, 1922 [1]
Stop: February 1923 ± 2 Months [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Lava flow [5]
- "Smoke" [5]
Description: Kennedy and Waldron (1955) write "'flames' reached a height of 2,000 feet above the volcano that lighted the village of Belkofsky the evening of December 24, 1922, and 'flames' were again reported in the winter of 1923."
An Associated Press article from July 23, 1923, describes some of the 1922 Pavlof eruption: "On Christmas eve, 1922, Pavlof volcano, on the Alaskan Peninsula, was in eruption and lava flows for several days thereafter, with a heavy emission of smoke for a longer period."
Jaggar (1929) also reports flames during the winter of 1923. At least two newspapers published accounts of an eruption on January 7, 1923, saying that the top of the mountain had blown off (Nenana News, 1923; Fairbanks Daily News Miner, 1923). The News Miner article further states "It is believed that the explosion was caused by the earthquake of December 30 in this district."
An Associated Press article from July 23, 1923, describes some of the 1922 Pavlof eruption: "On Christmas eve, 1922, Pavlof volcano, on the Alaskan Peninsula, was in eruption and lava flows for several days thereafter, with a heavy emission of smoke for a longer period."
Jaggar (1929) also reports flames during the winter of 1923. At least two newspapers published accounts of an eruption on January 7, 1923, saying that the top of the mountain had blown off (Nenana News, 1923; Fairbanks Daily News Miner, 1923). The News Miner article further states "It is believed that the explosion was caused by the earthquake of December 30 in this district."
References Cited
[1] Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, 1955
Kennedy, G. C., and Waldron, H. H., 1955, Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Alaskan Volcano Investigations Report 0002, p. 7-18.[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.[3] Mapping the home of the great brown bear: adventures of the National Geographic Society's Pavlof Volcano expedition to Alaska, 1929
Jaggar, T. A., 1929, Mapping the home of the great brown bear: adventures of the National Geographic Society's Pavlof Volcano expedition to Alaska: National Geographic Magazine, v. 55, p. 109-134.[4] Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, Alaska, 1955
Kennedy, G. C., and Waldron, H. H., 1955, Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-A, 19 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.
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plate 3 PDF 9.1 MB [5] Pacific volcano is active, 1923
Associated Press, 1923, Pacific volcano is active: The Lincoln State Journal, Illinois, June 26, 1923, p. 10.Complete Eruption References
Mapping the home of the great brown bear: adventures of the National Geographic Society's Pavlof Volcano expedition to Alaska, 1929
Jaggar, T. A., 1929, Mapping the home of the great brown bear: adventures of the National Geographic Society's Pavlof Volcano expedition to Alaska: National Geographic Magazine, v. 55, p. 109-134.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
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
Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950
Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
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Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, 1955
Kennedy, G. C., and Waldron, H. H., 1955, Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Alaskan Volcano Investigations Report 0002, p. 7-18.
Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, Alaska, 1955
Kennedy, G. C., and Waldron, H. H., 1955, Geology of Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-A, 19 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.
full-text PDF 744 KB
plate 3 PDF 9.1 MB 
Pacific volcano is active, 1923
Associated Press, 1923, Pacific volcano is active: The Lincoln State Journal, Illinois, June 26, 1923, p. 10.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Eruption blows top off volcano Alaska coast, 1923
Unknown, 1923, Eruption blows top off volcano Alaska coast: Nenana News, January 9, 1923, p. 1.
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Aleutian island loses head; may disappear, 1923
Associated Press, 1923, Aleutian island loses head; may disappear: Fairbanks Daily News Miner, January 8, 1923, p. 1.
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