Pavlof reported activity

Event Name : Pavlof 1958/5

Start:	May 7, 1958	Observed
Stop:	August 28, 1958	Observed

Lava flow:
Central eruption:
Minor explosive eruption:

Eruption Type:	Explosive
MaxVEI:	2
Duration:	About 4 months

Description: On August 18, 1958, R.B. Benjamin, a Reeve Aleutian co-pilot, reported that Pavlof volcano was "more active than usual." Pavlof often smokes "but now lava is running half way down the side of the volcano" (Anchorage Daily News, August 19, 1958).

Jacob and Hauksson (1983) report that this eruption began on May 7 and lasted until August 28, and that the lava flow moved downslope on May 14, 1958.