Sanford 1981/4
Start: April 11, 1981 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Debris-avalanche, volcanic avalanche, or landslide [2]
Description: An Associated Press story carried by both the LA Times and the New York times reported that a huge rockslide on Mt. Sanford on April 11, 1981, had been previously mistaken for a volcanic eruption. The text of the story (Associated Press, 1981) is as follows: "A huge landslide on Mount Sanford was mistaken for a volcanic eruption by nearby residents and airline pilots passing overhead yesterday, a University of Alaska scientist says. The slide on the mountain's sheer south face exposed layers of old, loose ash that strong updrafts pushed into a huge plume-shaped cloud, Carl Benson, a member of the university's Geophysical Institute, said after flying over the 16,237-foot peak yesterday. The landslide occurred in a sparsely populated area, and there were no reports of injury or damage."
References Cited
[1] News in brief: The Nation [A massive landslide on Mt. Sanford], 1981
Associated Press, 1981, News in brief: The Nation [A massive landslide on Mt. Sanford]: LA Times, April 13, 1981, p. 2, part 1.[2] Landslide on mountain in Alaska is mistaken for volcanic eruption, 1981
Associated Press, 1981, Landslide on mountain in Alaska is mistaken for volcanic eruption: New York Times, Section B, p. 9, column 6, April 13, 1981.Complete Eruption References
News in brief: The Nation [A massive landslide on Mt. Sanford], 1981
Associated Press, 1981, News in brief: The Nation [A massive landslide on Mt. Sanford]: LA Times, April 13, 1981, p. 2, part 1.
Landslide on mountain in Alaska is mistaken for volcanic eruption, 1981
Associated Press, 1981, Landslide on mountain in Alaska is mistaken for volcanic eruption: New York Times, Section B, p. 9, column 6, April 13, 1981.