Shishaldin 1951/4

Start: April 1951 [1]

Stop: October 1951 [2]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 2 [3]

Event Characteristics:
  • "Fire", "Glowing", or incandescence [4] [2] [1]

Description: Jones (1952) reported that during April, 1951, "on a moonlit night, glow was reflected high above Shishaldin volcano, the most active vent on Unimak Island." He also reports that during July, 1951, Shishaldin was "throwing fire and glowing" and glowing during September and early October.

References Cited

[1] Alaskan volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
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[2] Aleutian volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Aleutian volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 516, p. 8-9.
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[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] Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951

Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
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Complete Eruption References

Aleutian volcanic activity, 1951

Jones, A. E., 1951, Aleutian volcanic activity: The Volcano Letter, v. 514, p. 6.
full-text PDF 288 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet

Aleutian volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Aleutian volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 516, p. 8-9.
full-text PDF 2.4 MB
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

Alaskan volcanoes, 1952

Jones, A. E., 1952, Alaskan volcanoes: The Volcano Letter, v. 515, p. 7.
full-text PDF 284 KB
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet