Veniaminof - Historic eruptions

Reported Activity

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1830-00-00	1839-4-00	Veniaminof: 1830 - 1839	Grewingk (1850, translated 2003 by Fritz Jaensch) writes that Mount Veniaminof was smoking during 1830-40, as reported by Father Veniaminov. Kisslinger (1983), translating Doroshin (1870): "On August 4 [August 16, Gregorian calendar], 1838, it erupted with a cracking sound and a loud rumble and began emitting flame and ash. The westerly wind blowing at the time carried the smoke along the Alaska Peninsula as far as Katmai. This smoke hid the mountain for the entire eruption. However, when ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=304&page=basic
1852-00-00		Veniaminof: 1852	Kisslinger (1983), translating Doroshin (1870): Doroshin viewed Veniaminof smoking in 1852, and also a notation that 'there was no longer any fire."	asterisk_yellow.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=306&page=basic
1874-07-00		Veniaminof: 1874	From Dall (1918): "While surveying in Port Moller in 1874 for the Coast Survey, the western edge of Mt. Veniaminoff [sic] was visible from the sea with intermittent clouds of steam and blackish smoke puffing from the invisible crater at intervals."	asterisk_yellow.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=307&page=basic
1892-08-27	1892-8-29	Veniaminof: 1892	Mount Veniaminof erupted explosively from Saturday, August 27, 1892 through Monday, August 29, 1892. From Davidson (1892): "From Captain Erskine, commanding the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, we learn that on Sunday, the 28th of August, 1892, when in latitude 53 degrees 05 minutes, longitude 155 degrees 52 minutes west, on his voyage to the Shumagin Islands, he passed through a black cloud of volcanic ash, so thick that it very nearly obscured the sun from 10 o'clock A.M. to ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=308&page=basic
1930-06-00		Veniaminof: 1930	In June, 1930, Father Hubbard (1931) witnessed ash explosions from the western intracaldera cone of Mount Veniaminof. He climbed Mount Veniaminof and recorded: "Here and there, at the base of the 2,000-foot cliffs on which we stood, the ice yawned away in impressive chasms, where the heat of the mountain melted the encroaching glacier. Strangest of all was the cone in the center, packed in ice and smoking on two sides of its upbuilt rim from slag heaps of lava, and now and then coughing out ... More information	asterisk_yellow.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=309&page=basic
1939-05-29	1939-6-26	Veniaminof: 1939	From Miller and others (1998): "On May 29, 1939, a series of explosions began that lasted until at least June 26, 1939; a U.S. Coast Guard cutter offshore reported an ash cloud to 6,100 m with 450 m high 'flames.' Ash from the eruption reportedly reached an average depth of 2-5 cm over a 84-km radius; most residents of Perryville, 35 km south of the volcano, were evacuated (Perryville was established in 1912 by relocation of the former residents of the village of Katmai.)" Various newspaper ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=310&page=basic
1939-11-00		Veniaminof: 1939	Coats (1950) reports a minor explosive eruption at Mount Veniaminof in November, 1939.	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=314&page=basic
1944-03-15		Veniaminof: 1944	Coats (1950) reports a mild ash eruption at Mount Veniaminof on March 28, 1944. A March 15, 1944 Associated Press article states "The volcano of Veniaminoff has erupted again, passengers aboard a boat arriving from Chignik village reported today. The resultant fireworks lighted the surrounding country, said those who had witnessed the phenomenon." Vist http://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=2530&CISOMODE=grid ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=317&page=basic
1956-03-00	1956-5-23	Veniaminof: 1956	From Miller and others (1998): "Activity beginning in March 1956 culminated with ash explosions on May 19 and 23, 1956 which sent ash-rich eruption columns to approximately 6,100 m according to airline pilot reports." An Anchorage Daily News article from May 21, 1956, reads as follows:"Mount Veniaminof, an 8,200-foot volcano which as been active for the last two months, started 'spewing quite a bit of stuff' over the weekend, a Reeve Aleutian Airways pilot reported today. "Bill Borland, chief ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=318&page=basic
1983-06-02	1984-4-17	Veniaminof: 1983 - 1984	From Yount and others (1985): "The more prominent of the two visible intracaldera cones of Mount Veniaminof went into eruption in early June 1983 and continued until early April 1984. "* * * In this recent eruption, Perryville residents first saw puffs of ash on June 2, 1983. Early manifestations of the Strombolian eruption included a 90-m-wide sector graben and a circular depression (400 m in diameter and approximately 30 m deep) in the glacial-ice surface directly south of the active cone. ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=319&page=basic
1984-11-29	1984-12-9	Veniaminof: 1984	From Smithsonian Institution (1984): "Eruptive activity resumed on 29 November [1984]. At about 0400, Perryville residents were awakened by rumbling noises from the volcano. By 0800, a black ash cloud was rising to about 3.5-4 km altitude. At 1000, a second plume rose to about 4 km, followed by smaller bursts that were occurring at approximately 5-minute intervals as of about 1020. Pilots reported an ash plume to about 4.5 km altitude at 1045, very little activity at 1100, and another ash plume ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=320&page=basic
1987-03-19	1987-3-19	Veniaminof: 1987	From Reeder (1990): "At 1315LT (=GMT - 9 hours) 19 March 1987, Captain Wallace Niles observed from his Northern Air Cargo DC-6 steam and ash emissions from Mount Veniaminof. The ash plume with steam rose about 200 m above the top of the volcano, and the ash trailed to the SW for up to 40 km. Captain Edward Livingston earlier that day (about 0900LT) observed from his Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. YS-11 no ash and only minor steam emissions from the volcano."	asterisk_yellow.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=321&page=basic
1993-07-30	1994-8-28	Veniaminof: 1993 - 1994	From Neal and others (1996): "Reports of activity at Veniaminof began in early 1993. Pilots reported a steam plume rising from the volcano on February 18, 1993. Confirmed magmatic activity was first sighted on July 30, 1993. Observers in Perryville reported black clouds rising over the summit beginning at 1430 ADT on July 30, 1993. A white steam cloud was present at other times. A small eruption plume was observed on satellite imagery by the NWS on July 30, but none were seen in the following ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=322&page=basic
1995-04-17	1996-11-30	Veniaminof: 1995 - 1996	From McGimsey and Neal (1996): "In mid-April, 1995, reports from observers in Perryville and Port Heiden of small dark plumes over Veniaminof coincided with thermal anomalies near the active vent recorded on satellite images (Smithsonian Institution, 1995, v. 20, n. 3). This low-level activity was interpreted to result from interaction of lava with ice and snow causing occasional low-energy ash bursts and steam generation (Smithsonian Institution, 1995, v. 20, n. 4). Perryville residents heard ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=323&page=basic
1999-07-30		Veniaminof: 1999	From McGimsey and others (2004): "On July 30, 1999, AVO received a report from an Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) biologist working at a fish weir on the Chignik River that the West Fork was unusually turbid. An ADF&G pilot also reported that an abnormal amount of water was discharging from the termini of the glaciers feeding this river, which originate on the east and northeast flanks of Veniaminof Volcano. The biologist and pilot -- both experienced in the area -- had never before ... More information	information.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=586&page=basic
2002-09-28	2003-3-23	Veniaminof: 2002 - 2003	From Neal and others (2005): "On the basis of several days of increasingly frequent, emergent seismic events on multiple stations of the new Veniaminof network (Dixon and others, 2002), AVO announced Level of Concern Color Code YELLOW on September 11, 2002. Following established protocols, the Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) issued a one-time volcanic ash advisory [see fig. 4 in original text]. "Over subsequent weeks, seismicity was characterized by periods of above-background ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=324&page=basic
2004-02-19	2004-9-00	Veniaminof: 2004	From Neal and others (2005): "In mid-February, residents of Perryville, located 35 km (22 mi) south of Veniaminof, reported small ash clouds rising several hundred feet above the intracaldera cinder cone of the volcano. At other times, vigorous, ash-free steam plumes were reported. On February 19, AVO received a pilot report of a small black ash cloud rising approximately 300 ft (90 m) above the cone and fresh ash on the snowfield east of the cone [see fig. 13 in original text]. A satellite image ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=325&page=basic
2005-01-04	2005-2-25	Veniaminof: 2005	From McGimsey and others (2007): "After almost 4 quiet months, on January 4, 2005, AVO received a pilot report of small bursts of ash from the active cone rising a few hundred meters and drifting east, producing a narrow spoke-like deposit on snow within the caldera (see figs. 31 and 32 in original text). This activity seemingly correlated with a period of continuous tremor recorded on the local seismic network that day, and a weak thermal anomaly was detected in an AVHRR satellite image. AVO ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=533&page=basic
2005-09-07	2005-11-4	Veniaminof: 2005	From McGimsey and others (2007): "Veniaminof remained relatively quiet [since February, 2005] until early September when several minor bursts of ash were observed by Perryville residents and visible on the web camera (see fig. 34 in original text). This and an increase in seismicity prompted AVO to elevate the Level of Concern from Green to Yellow on September 7. The minor unrest continued only for a couple of weeks when seismicity once again decreased to background level and there were no observations ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=534&page=basic
2006-03-03	2006-9-7	Veniaminof: 2006	From the Smithsonian Institution (2006, v. 31, n. 3): "On the morning of 3 March 2006 ash again rose a few hundred meters above the intracaldera cone, drifted E, and dissipated rapidly. Ashfall was expected to be minor and confined to the summit caldera. Seismicity was again low and did not indicate that a significantly larger eruption was imminent. Over the week of 5-10 March, seismicity was low but slightly above background. "On the morning of 10 March, AVO received a report from a pilot ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=569&page=basic
2008-02-22		Veniaminof: 2008	From AVO's Volcanic Activity Notice on February 22, 2008: "On February 22, 2008, several minor bursts of ash from Veniaminof were observed on AVO webcam images and recorded in seismic data this morning. The bursts rose less than 9000 ft ASL (only a few hundred feet above the active intracaldera cinder cone), and were confined to the caldera." Since February 22, AVO has continued to note elevated seismicity at Veniaminof and to view steam and occassional ash in Veniaminof webcam images. From ... More information	exclamation.png	ye	50	http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/activity.php?volcname=Veniaminof&eruptionid=603&page=basic