Pavlof 1951/10

Start: October 1951 [1]

Stop: February 1952 ± 2 Months [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 2 [2]

Event Characteristics:
  • Tephrafall [1]
  • Minor explosive eruption [1]
  • "Fire", "Glowing", or incandescence [3]

Description: Jones (1952) reported that in October of 1951 "fresh ash was reported on the north slope" and on November 13, 1951 there was a "sudden small explosion" and it "continued active through the rest of the winter."
The Anchorage Daily News (1953) reported that Pavlof "erupted with a fiery and spectacular fury" in 1951.

References Cited

[1] Aleutian volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Aleutian volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 516, p. 8-9.
full-text PDF 2.4 MB

[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] Eruption of Shishaldin continuing, 1955

Unknown, 1955, Eruption of Shishaldin continuing: Anchorage Daily News, v. VIII, n. 61, p. 1.

Complete Eruption References

Aleutian volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Aleutian volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 516, p. 8-9.
full-text PDF 2.4 MB
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

Eruption of Shishaldin continuing, 1955

Unknown, 1955, Eruption of Shishaldin continuing: Anchorage Daily News, v. VIII, n. 61, p. 1.