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Mount Pavlof

Pavlof

Stratovolcano · United States · 2493m

Pavlof, rising above low plains to its NW, is one of Alaska's most active volcanoes. It is part of a NNE-SSW-trending line of volcanoes near the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula. Little Pavlof is the small cone on the right horizon. The low saddle to the left separates Pavlof from Pavlof Sister, whose lower flanks are seen to the far left.
Pavlof, rising above low plains to its NW, is one of Alaska's most active volcanoes. It is part of a NNE-SSW-trending line of volcanoes near the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula. Little Pavlof is the small cone on the right horizon. The low saddle to the left separates Pavlof from Pavlof Sister, whose lower flanks are seen to the far left. · Photo: Photo by Steve McNutt, 1979 (University of Alaska, Alaska Volcano Observatory). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2493m
Coordinates
55.417, -161.894
Last eruption
2022
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The most active volcano of the Aleutian arc, Pavlof is a Holocene stratovolcano that was constructed along a line of vents extending NE from the Emmons Lake caldera. Pavlof and Pavlof Sister to the NE form a dramatic pair of symmetrical, glacier-covered stratovolcanoes that overlook Pavlof and Volcano bays. Little Pavlof is a smaller cone on the SW flank of Pavlof volcano, near the rim of Emmons Lake caldera. Unlike Pavlof Sister, eruptions have frequently been reported from Pavlof, typically Strombolian to Vulcanian explosive eruptions from the summit vents and occasional lava flows. The active vents lie near the summit on the north and east sides. The largest recorded eruption took place in 1911, at the end of a 5-year-long eruptive episode, when a fissure opened on the N flank, ejecting large blocks and issuing lava flows.

Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1762~1788 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41788~1814 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21814~1840 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21840~1866 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21866~1892 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21892~1917 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 31917~1943 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 31943~1969 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 21969~1995 · 13 eruptions · max VEI 31995~2021 · 8 eruptions · max VEI 317621814189219431995

Detailed timeline

  1. 2021VEI 2Observed
    2021-08-05 – 2022-12-07
  2. 2016VEI 2Observed
    2016-03-27 – 2016-07-30
    Summit crater
  3. 2014VEI 3Observed
    2014-05-31 – 2014-06-06
    NE flank
  4. 2014VEI 3Observed
    2014-11-12 – 2014-11-15
    Vent just N of summit and N flank
  5. 2013VEI 3Observed
    2013-05-13 – 2013-06-26
    Summit crater
  6. 2007VEI 2Observed
    2007-08-15 – 2007-09-13
  7. 2001VEI 1Geological estimate
    2001-06-05 – Ongoing
  8. 1996VEI 2Observed
    1996-09-11 – 1997-01-03
  9. 1990VEI 2Observed
    1990-03-05 – 1990-03-05
  10. 1986VEI 3Observed
    1986-04-16 – 1988-08-13
    NNE & SE summit vents, NE & SE flanks
  11. 1983VEI 2Observed
    1983-07-11 – 1983-07-18
  12. 1983VEI 3Observed
    1983-11-11 – 1983-12-18
    Upper NNE flank
  13. 1982VEI 1Geological estimate
    1982-07-15 – Ongoing
  14. 1981VEI 1Observed
    1981-03-30 – 1981-05-28
  15. 1981VEI 3Observed
    1981-09-25 – 1981-09-27
    Upper NNE flank (100 m below summit)
  16. 1980VEI 1Observed
    1980-07-06 – Ongoing
  17. 1980VEI 3Observed
    1980-11-08 – 1980-11-13
    Upper NNE flank
  18. 1975VEI 2Observed
    1975-09-13 – 1977-03-16
  19. 1974VEI 1Observed
    1974-03-12 – 1974-03-24
  20. 1974VEI 3Observed
    1974-09-01 – 1975-01-13
  21. 1973VEI 2Observed
    1973-11-12 – 1973-11-13
    Upper NE flank
  22. 1966VEI 2Observed
    1966-03-15 – Ongoing
    Upper NE or NNE flank
  23. 1960VEI 2Observed
    1960-07-02 – 1963-06-16
    Upper NE or NNE flank
  24. 1958VEI 2Observed
    1958-05-17 – 1958-08-28
    Upper NNE flank
  25. 1953VEI 1Observed
    1953-11-25 – 1954-08-16
    Upper NE or NNE flank
  26. 1951VEI 2Observed
    1951-10-16 – 1952-02-16
    Upper NE or NNE flank
  27. 1950VEI 2Observed
    1950-07-31 – 1951-05-16
    Upper NE or NNE flank
  28. 1936VEI 3Observed
    1936-07-02 – 1948-05-16
  29. 1929VEI 2Observed
    1929-03-16 – 1931-08-16
  30. 1924VEI 2Observed
    1924-01-17 – Ongoing
  31. 1922VEI 2Observed
    1922-12-24 – 1923-02-28
  32. 1917VEI 2Observed
    1917-10-16 – Ongoing
  33. 1914VEI 2Observed
    1914-07-06 – Ongoing
  34. 1906VEI 3Observed
    1906-07-02 – 1911-12-07
    Summit and north flank fissure
  35. 1901VEI 2Observed
    1901-07-02 – Ongoing
  36. 1894VEI 2Observed
    1894-07-02 – Ongoing
  37. 1892VEI 2Observed
    1892-07-02 – Ongoing
  38. 1886VEI 2Observed
    1886-07-02 – Ongoing
  39. 1880VEI 1Observed
    1880-07-02 – Ongoing
  40. 1866VEI 2Observed
    1866-03-14 – Ongoing
  41. 1852VEI 1Geological estimate
    1852-07-02 – Ongoing
    Upper north flank
  42. 1846VEI 2Observed
    1846-08-16 – 1846-08-16
  43. 1845VEI 2Observed
    1845-08-12 – Ongoing
  44. 1838VEI 1Observed
    1838-07-02 – Ongoing
  45. 1825VEI 2Observed
    1825-07-02 – Ongoing
  46. 1817VEI 2Observed
    1817-07-02 – Ongoing
  47. 1790VEI 2Observed
    1790 – Ongoing
  48. 1762VEI 4Geological estimate
    1762 – 1786
    Volcano Uncertain

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