Eruption of Akutan
25 Sep 1978 – Oct 1978 · 54.13° N, 165.99° W
Mount Akutan, officially Akutan Peak, is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Akutan Peak, at 4,275 feet (1,303 m), is the highest point on the caldera of the Akutan stratovolcano. Akutan contains a 2 km-wide caldera formed during a major explosive eruption about 1600 years ago.
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What the records say
- When
- 25 Sep 1978 – Oct 1978
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 54.13° N, 165.99° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 311320
- Eruption number
- 20027
Mount Akutan
Stratovolcano with a caldera in the Aleutian islands of Alaska, U.S.
Mount Akutan, officially Akutan Peak, is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Akutan Peak, at 4,275 feet (1,303 m), is the highest point on the caldera of the Akutan stratovolcano. Akutan contains a 2 km-wide caldera formed during a major explosive eruption about 1600 years ago. Recent eruptive activity has originated from a large cinder cone on the NE part of the caldera.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page