Shishaldin 1928/5
Start: May 15, 1928 ± 14 Days [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- "Fire", "Glowing", or incandescence [1]
Description: An Associated Press article of May 16, 1928 states that Shishaldin was erupting on May 15, 1928: "* * * Captain L.W. Perkins, commanding officer of the coast guard cutter Unalga reported that Shishaldin, volcano on Unimak Island, was in a state of eruption.
"The message, which was sent from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, read: 'At one o'clock on the morning of the 15th, the coast guard cutter Unalaga Shishaldin on Unimak Island. At that time the volcano was showing unusual activity, emitting heavy smoke and frequent bursts of flame.'"
From Jaggar (1929): "In 1928 Shishaldin was smoking heavily in August."
"The message, which was sent from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, read: 'At one o'clock on the morning of the 15th, the coast guard cutter Unalaga Shishaldin on Unimak Island. At that time the volcano was showing unusual activity, emitting heavy smoke and frequent bursts of flame.'"
From Jaggar (1929): "In 1928 Shishaldin was smoking heavily in August."
References Cited
[1] Volcano on Aleutian isle in eruption, 1928
Associated Press, 1928, Volcano on Aleutian isle in eruption: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, May 16, 1928, p. 8.[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 notes, 1929
Jaggar, T. A., 1929, Aleutian notes: The Volcano Letter, v. 246, p. 1.
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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.
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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.
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Aleutian notes, 1929
Jaggar, T. A., 1929, Aleutian notes: The Volcano Letter, v. 246, p. 1.
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Volcano on Aleutian isle in eruption, 1928
Associated Press, 1928, Volcano on Aleutian isle in eruption: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, May 16, 1928, p. 8.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet