Volcanic eruption
See 17th century on the mapEruption of Spurr
17th century · 61.30° N, 152.25° W
Mount Spurr (Dena'ina: K'idazq'eni) is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, named after United States Geological Survey geologist and explorer Josiah Edward Spurr, who led an expedition to the area in 1898. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) rates Mount Spurr as Level of Concern Color Code Yellow.
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What the records say
- When
- 17th century
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 61.30° N, 152.25° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Vent
- South flank (Crater Peak)
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 313040
- Eruption number
- 20396
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