Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Akutan

18 Dec 1992 · 54.13° N, 165.99° W

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What the records say

When
18 Dec 1992
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
54.13° N, 165.99° W
Vei
1
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
311320
Eruption number
20038

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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