Shishaldin 1922/10
Start: October 1922 ± 2 Months [1]
Stop: January 1923 ± 5 Months [2]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [3]
- Tephra plume [4]
- "Fire", "Glowing", or incandescence [4]
Description: From Finch (1934): In autumn of 1922, the Daly brothers of False Pass reported "glowing material for down the north slope and mud flows bearing blocks of ice in Clinker Creek" at Shishaldin Volcano.
An Associated Press article from June 26, 1923, gives additional description of the November 20, 1922 eruption: "The 1922 eruption of Shishaldin was picturesque, according to eyewitnesses. Great flames burst from the crater and the top of the volcano was blown high into the air, about two hundred feet of the summit disappearing. Lava poured down the canyons, melting the snow, and the black streams could be seen for miles. Lava continued to flow for three days, and heavy smoke was observed for more than a week. At one of the light houses on Unimak Pass, the flames lighted up the sky for days, appearing to, according to the keepers, in the form of a cross."
Juergen Kienle's unpublished notes on file at the University of Alaska Fairbanks contain a notation about this eruption, stating that Shishaldin between December 1922 and Jan 1923 was "in eruption" and deposited considerable ash.
The June 23, 1923 Associated Press article also describes Shishaldin as "emitting heavy bursts of smoke in May [1923]" according to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haida.
An Associated Press article from June 26, 1923, gives additional description of the November 20, 1922 eruption: "The 1922 eruption of Shishaldin was picturesque, according to eyewitnesses. Great flames burst from the crater and the top of the volcano was blown high into the air, about two hundred feet of the summit disappearing. Lava poured down the canyons, melting the snow, and the black streams could be seen for miles. Lava continued to flow for three days, and heavy smoke was observed for more than a week. At one of the light houses on Unimak Pass, the flames lighted up the sky for days, appearing to, according to the keepers, in the form of a cross."
Juergen Kienle's unpublished notes on file at the University of Alaska Fairbanks contain a notation about this eruption, stating that Shishaldin between December 1922 and Jan 1923 was "in eruption" and deposited considerable ash.
The June 23, 1923 Associated Press article also describes Shishaldin as "emitting heavy bursts of smoke in May [1923]" according to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Haida.
References Cited
[1] Shishaldin volcano, 1934
Finch, R. H., 1934, Shishaldin volcano: in Pacific Science Congress, 5, Proceedings, v. 3, Victoria and Vancouver, BC, 1933, p. 2369-2376.[2] Volcano observations,
Kienle, Juergen (comp.), Volcano observations: Notes about volcanoes and volcanic eruptions collected, made, and stored by Juergen Kienle, on file at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, unpublished, unpaged.[3] 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.[4] 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
Shishaldin volcano, 1934
Finch, R. H., 1934, Shishaldin volcano: in Pacific Science Congress, 5, Proceedings, v. 3, Victoria and Vancouver, BC, 1933, p. 2369-2376.
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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Volcano observations,
Kienle, Juergen (comp.), Volcano observations: Notes about volcanoes and volcanic eruptions collected, made, and stored by Juergen Kienle, on file at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, unpublished, unpaged.
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