Spurr 1965/1

Start: January 31, 1965 [1]

Stop: February 2, 1965 [2]

Event Type: Explosive

Event Characteristics:

Description: On January 31, 1965 an Elmendorf Air Force Base pilot reported hot ashes in the crater and said the crater appeared to be greenish in color (Anchorage Daily Times, unknown author, 1965). On February 2 a Northern Consolidation pilot reported seeing smoke and steam clouds (Associated Press, 1965). This activity may not constitute an eruption.

References Cited

[1] Mount Spurr spouts steam with Redoubt, 1965

Unknown, 1965, Mount Spurr spouts steam with Redoubt: Anchorage Daily Times, v. February 2, 1965, Anchorage, Alaska, p. 1, 9.

[2] Geologists say gushing not unusual, 1965

Associated Press, 1965, Geologists say gushing not unusual: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, v. XLIII, n. 28, Fairbanks, Alaska, p. 9.

Complete Eruption References

Geologists say gushing not unusual, 1965

Associated Press, 1965, Geologists say gushing not unusual: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, v. XLIII, n. 28, Fairbanks, Alaska, p. 9.
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Mount Spurr spouts steam with Redoubt, 1965

Unknown, 1965, Mount Spurr spouts steam with Redoubt: Anchorage Daily Times, v. February 2, 1965, Anchorage, Alaska, p. 1, 9.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
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