Pavlof 1958/5
Start: May 7, 1958 [1]
Stop: August 28, 1958 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Minor explosive eruption [3]
Description: On August 18, 1958, R.B. Benjamin, a Reeve Aleutian co-pilot, reported that Pavlof volcano was "more active than usual." Pavlof often smokes "but now lava is running half way down the side of the volcano" (Anchorage Daily News, August 19, 1958).
Jacob and Hauksson (1983) report that this eruption began on May 7 and lasted until August 28, and that the lava flow moved downslope on May 14, 1958.
Jacob and Hauksson (1983) report that this eruption began on May 7 and lasted until August 28, and that the lava flow moved downslope on May 14, 1958.
References Cited
[1] A seismotectonic analysis of the seismic and volcanic hazards in the Pribilof Islands - Eastern Aleutian Islands Region of the Bering Sea, 1983
Jacob, K. H., and Hauksson, Egill, 1983, A seismotectonic analysis of the seismic and volcanic hazards in the Pribilof Islands - Eastern Aleutian Islands Region of the Bering Sea: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University Annual Report NOAA 03--5-022-70, New York, 224 p.[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] Umnak residents ask for volcano study, 1958
Unknown, 1958, Umnak residents ask for volcano study: Anchorage Daily News, v. Aug. 19, 1958, Anchorage, AK, p. unknown.Complete Eruption References
A seismotectonic analysis of the seismic and volcanic hazards in the Pribilof Islands - Eastern Aleutian Islands Region of the Bering Sea, 1983
Jacob, K. H., and Hauksson, Egill, 1983, A seismotectonic analysis of the seismic and volcanic hazards in the Pribilof Islands - Eastern Aleutian Islands Region of the Bering Sea: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University Annual Report NOAA 03--5-022-70, New York, 224 p.
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
Umnak residents ask for volcano study, 1958
Unknown, 1958, Umnak residents ask for volcano study: Anchorage Daily News, v. Aug. 19, 1958, Anchorage, AK, p. unknown.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet