Vsevidof 1957/3
Start: March 11, 1957 [1]
Stop: March 12, 1957 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Phreatic [1]
- Radial fissure [1]
- Tephra plume [1]
Description: From Miller and others (1998): "Another phreatic eruption, possibly from the west rift, occurred in March, 1957 (Byers, 1959, p. 305, citing article in Anchorage Times of March 12, 1957). Earthquakes were felt throughout southeast Umnak, and residents of Nikolski, the island's main village 24 km southwest of Vsevidof, reportedly observed discharge of steam and volcanic ash. However, in a subsequent article (Anchorage Times, March 15, 1957) a pilot reportedly observed no evidence of a volcanic eruption." The smoke and steam were concurrent with a large earthquake in the vicinity of Adak.
References Cited
[1] Geology of Umnak and Bogoslof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1959
Byers, F. M. Jr., 1959, Geology of Umnak and Bogoslof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-L, p. 267-369, 5 sheets, scale 1 at 1:63,360, 1 at 1:96,000, and 1 at 1:300,000.
full-text PDF 3.5 MB
plate 39 PDF 2.2 MB
plate 40 PDF 3.9 MB
plate 41 PDF 5.6 MB
plate 48 PDF 85 KB
table 3 PDF 149 KB [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] New quakes rock island; report damage on Adak, 1957
Unknown, 1957, New quakes rock island; report damage on Adak: Anchorage Times, March 12, 1957, p. 1, 9.[4] No evidence that Vsevidof has erupted, 1957
Unknown, 1957, No evidence that Vsevidof has erupted: Anchorage Times, March 15, 1957, p. 1.Complete Eruption References
Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
Miller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
references PDF 43 KB 
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
Geology of Umnak and Bogoslof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1959
Byers, F. M. Jr., 1959, Geology of Umnak and Bogoslof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-L, p. 267-369, 5 sheets, scale 1 at 1:63,360, 1 at 1:96,000, and 1 at 1:300,000.
full-text PDF 3.5 MB
plate 39 PDF 2.2 MB
plate 40 PDF 3.9 MB
plate 41 PDF 5.6 MB
plate 48 PDF 85 KB
table 3 PDF 149 KB 
No evidence that Vsevidof has erupted, 1957
Unknown, 1957, No evidence that Vsevidof has erupted: Anchorage Times, March 15, 1957, p. 1.
New quakes rock island; report damage on Adak, 1957
Unknown, 1957, New quakes rock island; report damage on Adak: Anchorage Times, March 12, 1957, p. 1, 9.
