Pavlof 1960

Start: 1960 ± 1 Years [1]

Stop: June 1963 ± 3 Months [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 2 [2]

Event Characteristics:
  • Lava flow [1]
  • Minor explosive eruption [3]

Description: Coats (1964) writes about Pavlof: "Reported as quite active for about a year. Probably Strombolian phase." (July 1962-June 1963).
Jacob and Hauksson (1983) report that this eruption began around 1960 and continued until sometime in 1963, and consisted of mild ash eruptions and lava flows.
Dr. Kenneth Morin took photographs of ash and steam erupting from Pavlof on May 28, 1960. These images are viewable on the World Wide Web at: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcact.php?volcname=Pavlof&page=images&eruptionid=210 .

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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] Aleutian Islands and Alaska, 1964

Coats, R. R., 1964, Aleutian Islands and Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 4, p. 4.

Complete Eruption References

Aleutian Islands and Alaska, 1964

Coats, R. R., 1964, Aleutian Islands and Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, v. 4, p. 4.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

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