Mageik - Historic eruptions

Reported Activity

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1912-00-00		Mageik: 1912	Mount Mageik experienced a large landslide during the 1912 eruption of Novarupta and Mount Katmai. That deposit is described by Hildreth and others (2000) as follows: "The youngest of the three [debris avalanches] was emplaced in Martin Creek on 6 June 1912 during the eruption at Novarupta, presumably triggered by the seismicity accompanying caldera collapse at Mount Katmai (Hildreth, 1991). The deposit is overlain by most of the 1912 fallout but not by the earliest layers (Fierstein and Hildreth, ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=472&page=basic
1915-00-00		Mageik: 1915	Griggs (1922) reported a "thin column of steam" from Mount Mageik in 1915. Fierstein and Hildreth (2001) discount this account as an eruption: "Not a single one of the 20th century tephra eruptions of Mageik listed in Simkin and Siebert's (1994) "Volcanoes of the World" seems plausible. Configuration of the crater has not changed since it was first photographed in 1923; there are no juvenile ejecta in the crater or around its rim (except a scattering of 1912 pumice clasts from Novarupta); ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=473&page=basic
1922-00-00		Mageik: 1922	From Hubbard (1931): "The day [in 1922] was unusually clear, and Martin, Mageik, and Kukak volcanoes were sending graceful columns of smoke high into the air." This activity does not constitute a volcanic eruption.	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=475&page=basic
1923-00-00		Mageik: 1923	Fenner (1930) reported a constant heavy roar and steam at Mount Mageik in 1923, stating that "rocks and ash on rim of crater suggest recent eruption." Fierstein and Hildreth (2001) discount this account as an eruption: "Not a single one of the 20th century tephra eruptions of Mageik listed in Simkin and Siebert's (1994) "Volcanoes of the World" seems plausible. Configuration of the crater has not changed since it was first photographed in 1923; there are no juvenile ejecta in the crater or ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=474&page=basic
1927-08-00		Mageik: 1927	Jaggar (1927) reports on an event in 1927: "The Seattle 'News-Tribune' carries an Associated Press dispatch of the date September 30 stating that Mageik Volcano of the Katmai group erupted explosively 'late in August (1927.)' The authority quoted is Captain Harry W. Crosby, President of the Crosby Fisheries, who spent the summer aboard his schooner-cannery 'Salmon King' in the northeast arm of Uganik Bay on the northwest side of Kodiak Island. Mageik and Martin were two volcanoes seen by Dr. ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=476&page=basic
1929-00-00		Mageik: 1929	Jaggar (1929) states that Martin and Mageik were steaming throughout 1929. Miller and others (1998) write that a report of an eruption at Mageik in December, 1929, was possibly based on a newspaper account of "unusual activity" and from reports of a ship's crew - "the crew probably was no closer than 25 km to the volcano." The Fairbanks Daily News of December 7, 1929 states that passengers of the steamer Starr viewed "great white smoke clouds" "belching forth" from Mount Mageik, and that the ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=477&page=basic
1936-07-04	1936-7-5	Mageik: 1936	From Fierstein and Hildreth (2001): "The supposed eruption of Mount Mageik listed for 1936 appears to be based wholly on a romantic travel book (Hutchison, 1937) that mentions a brief call by the SS Star at Halibut Bay on the southwest corner of Kodiak Island, 95 km south of Mount Mageik. Although the writer did not land, the captain 'brought back some interesting specimens of pumice stone with which the water of the were sprinkled as well as the shore. It had been vomited from the crater of ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=478&page=basic
1946-00-00		Mageik: 1946	Coats (1950) lists a questionable explosive eruption at Mount Mageik in 1946. Fierstein and Hildreth (2001) doubt the validity of this report, stating: "Not a single one of the 20th century tephra eruptions of Mageik listed in Simkin and Siebert's (1994) "Volcanoes of the World" seems plausible. Configuration of the crater has not changed since it was first photographed in 1923; there are no juvenile ejecta in the crater or around its rim (except a scattering of 1912 pumice clasts from Novarupta); ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=479&page=basic
1951-07-22		Mageik: 1951	Muller and others (1954) state that the ash that fell on Kukak Bay on July 22, 1951, was probably from an eruption of Mount Martin, rather than Mount Mageik. However, Sumner (1952), who flew over Mount Mageik in June, 1951, does not mention any eruptive activity at Mageik. Fierstein and Hildreth (2001) state that there was no eruption in 1951, and that any ashfall witnessed was simply remobilized ash from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta: "Not a single one of the 20th century tephra eruptions ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=480&page=basic
1953-02-21		Mageik: 1953	MacDonald (1953) reports that on February 21, 1953, the Kodiak Mirror reported that Mount Mageik had erupted. Addiontal reports of activity at Mageik ("steaming and smoking badly") are found in the July 13 and 14 editions of the Anchorage Daily News. Fierstein and Hildreth (2001) doubt the validity of these reports, stating: "Not a single one of the 20th century tephra eruptions of Mageik listed in Simkin and Siebert's (1994) "Volcanoes of the World" seems plausible. Configuration of the crater ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=481&page=basic
1954-00-00		Mageik: 1954	Mount Mageik steamed intermittently during 1954. Such steaming does not constitute a volcanic eruption. A summary of reports given by military observers (on file at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute) is as follows: -20 Jan: steam and light grey smoke bubbling actively from a small peak crater. There is some likelihood of fire within this crater. This was originally thought to be Mt. Cerberus but subsequent observations establish this to be Mageik which had at an ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=482&page=basic
1978-00-00		Mageik: 1978	The Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions (1980) notes that in 1978: "Mageik also steams profusely from its crater." (Communications from D.C. Shackelford)." This steaming does not constitute a volcanic eruption.	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=483&page=basic
1992-03-03	1992-3-3	Mageik: 1992	From McGimsey and others (1995): "On March 3 [1992], a plume-like cloud seemingly originating from Mount Mageik appeared on two successive National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite images prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a warning to aircraft of a possible eruption. AVO responded by compiling pilot reports, analyzing the satellite imagery, obtaining seismic information from the research seismic net in Katmai, issuing an information release, and ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=484&page=basic
1997-00-00		Mageik: 1997	From McGimsey and Wallace (1999): "On Thursday, February 19, 1997, AVO received multiple pilot reports (PIREPs) of ash and steam rising to 5,000 ft (~1,500 m) above either Martin or Mageik volcanoes. No anomalous seismic activity was recorded on the Katmai seismic network, and no indication of eruptive activity was detected on satellite imagery. "* * * Another observation of unusual steaming at Martin and Mageik was reported to AVO on December 11, 1997, via the Alaska Tsunami Warning ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=485&page=basic
2002-12-11		Mageik: 2002	From Neal and others (2005): "On December 11, 2002, the National Weather Service office in King Salmon reported a �large steam plume' emanating from mountains east of King Salmon and extending up into the cloud deck. No discoloration was noted in the cloud. AVO staff examined the real-time seismic data from the Katmai area network and saw no evidence of anomalous behavior. No cloud or thermal anomaly was detected in Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) images. This information was ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=528&page=basic
2003-02-15	2003-4-8	Mageik: 2003	From McGimsey and others (2005): "AVO received a PIREP of steaming in the Katmai area -- specifically at coordinates 58�16', 154�50' -- that was rising to an estimated 17,000 ft. ASL on February 15, 2003. The AAWU called to consult as to whether or not to issue a Significant Meteorological Information Statement (SIGMET). A check of the webicorders and spectrograms revealed no unusual seismicity at any of the Katmai Group volcanoes and no advisory was forthcoming. Based on the coordinates reported ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=541&page=basic
2005-02-26	2005-2-26	Mageik: 2005	From McGimsey and others (2007): "On February 26 [2005], AVO received from the Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) several pilot reports of a steam cloud rising to 12,000 ft (3,360 m) from Katmai. An inspection of the webicorders, spectrograms, and satellite logs revealed nothing unusual. Because Katmai Volcano does not have active fumaroles, the reported activity was attributed to nearby Mounts Mageik or Martin, both of which have active fumaroles that frequently produce noticeable steam plumes. ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Mageik&eruptionid=602&page=basic