Aleutians
(52.0765, -176.1109)
WATCH 2024-09-07 18:36:45 UTC
Lava continues to erupt slowly at Great Sitkin Volcano, feeding a thick lava flow that is gradually filling the summit crater. Small earthquakes beneath the volcano continued to be detected. No unusual activity was observed in cloudy satellite and webcam data over the past day.
The current lava flow eruption began in July 2021. No explosive events have occurred since a single event in May 2021.
Local seismic and infrasound sensors and web cameras are used to monitor Great Sitkin along with regional infrasound and lightning networks and satellite data.
5709 ft (1740m)
elevation
Instrumented
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a consortium of the
U.S. Geological Survey, the
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the
State of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.
