Volcanic eruption
See 1953 on the mapEruption of Spurr
9 Jul 1953 – 16 Jul 1953 · 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
- 9 Jul 1953 – 16 Jul 1953
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 61.30° N, 152.25° W
- Vei
- 4
- Vent
- South flank (Crater Peak)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 313040
- Eruption number
- 20397
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