Akutan Volcano
Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Current Alert Level: YELLOW

• Type: Stratovolcano with caldera
• Volcano Diameter: 22 km
• Latitude: 54 deg 08 min N
• Longitude: 165 deg 58 min W
• Elevation 1303 m (4275 ft)

Updates

• AVO Update, Monday, March 11, 1996 1 pm AST (2200 UTC)
• AVO Update, Tuesday, March 12, 1996 2 pm AST (2300 UTC)
• AVO Update, Wednesday, March 13, 1996 5 pm AST (0200 UTC)
• AVO Update, Thursday, March 14, 1996 2:00 pm AST (2300 UTC)
• AVO Update, Friday, March 15, 1996 2:00 pm AST (2300 UTC)
• AVO Update, Saturday, March 16, 1996 2:00 pm AST (2300 UTC)
• AVO Update, Monday, March 18, 1996 5:00 pm AST (0200 UTC)
• AVO Update, Tuesday, March 19, 1996 5:00 pm AST (0200 UTC)
• AVO Update, Wednesday, March 20, 1996 5:00 pm AST (0200 UTC)
• AVO Update, Thursday, March 21, 1996 4:00 pm AST (0100 UTC)
• AVO Update, Friday, March 22, 1996 2:00 pm AST (2300 UTC)
• AVO Update, Monday, March 25, 1996 4:00 pm AST (0100 UTC)

Alaska Volcano Observatory information on the activity at Akutan Volcano

• AVO's Color Index For Volcanic Activity
• Prognosis and Summary of Volcanic Hazards, prepared on March 15, 1996 by Terry Keith, Alaska Volcano Observatory, USGS.
• Summary of the Geology, Volcanology, and Eruptive History of Akutan Volcano, prepared on March 14, 1996 by Tom Miller, Alaska Volcano Observatory, USGS.
• Description of Akutan from "Volcanoes of North America"
• Extensive Bibliographical Reference on Akutan Volcano

Images

• File Photographs From The USGS

The Community of Akutan

Global Volcanism Reports

• No reports issued.

References and Contributed Material

MTU Volcanoes Page

mtdolan@mtu.edu