Shishaldin 1997/6

Start: June 2, 1997 [1]

Event Type: Explosive

Max VEI: 1 [2]

Event Characteristics:

Description: From McGimsey and Wallace (1999): "On Monday afternoon, June 2, 1997, a NWS observer in Cold Bay, 96 km (60 mi) northeast of the volcano, viewed through field glasses a steam and ash plume rising about 1,000-1,500 ft (~300-450 m) above the summit vent and drifting 3-4 mi (5-6 km) to the north. At the time, the volcano was not seismically monitored. This eruptive activity appears to be similar to that documented in 1993 (Neal and others, 1996), and 1994 (Neal and others, 1995)."

References Cited

[1] 1997 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1999

McGimsey, R. G., and Wallace, K. L., 1999, 1997 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0448, 42 p.

[2] Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003

Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.

[3] Shishaldin, 1997

Smithsonian Institution, 1997, Shishaldin: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 22, n. 09, unpaged.

Complete Eruption References

1997 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1999

McGimsey, R. G., and Wallace, K. L., 1999, 1997 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0448, 42 p.
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Shishaldin, 1997

Smithsonian Institution, 1997, Shishaldin: Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 22, n. 09, unpaged.

Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003

Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.
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