Volcanic eruption
See 1950 BCE on the mapEruption of Mageik
1950 BCE · 58.20° N, 155.25° W
Mount Mageik is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. It has no confirmed historical eruptions, but its youngest eruptive products are apparently Holocene in age.
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What the records say
- When
- 1950 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 58.20° N, 155.25° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Vent
- East Mageik
- Unit
- ODLF tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 312150
- Eruption number
- 20214
Mount Mageik
Volcano in Alaska, United States
Mount Mageik is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. It has no confirmed historical eruptions, but its youngest eruptive products are apparently Holocene in age. A young crater lies on the northeast flank of the central summit cone, and is the site of vigorous superheated fumarolic activity with prominent sulfur deposits. The volcanic cones are composed of andesite, basaltic andesite and dacite.
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Nearby in time and place
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