Volcanic eruption
See 550 BCE on the mapEruption of Tanaga
550 BCE · 51.88° N, 178.15° W
Tanaga is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m) stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. It sits west of another stratovolcano known as Mount Takawangha, which last erupted in 1550.
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What the records say
- When
- 550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 51.88° N, 178.15° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 2500 years
- Vent
- Sajaka One
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 311080
- Eruption number
- 19691
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