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Akutan reported activity

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Event Name : Akutan CFE

Start: 5200 (± 200 Years) Years BP C-14 (raw)

Pyroclastic flow, surge, or nuee ardente: BibCard BibCard
Caldera/crater: BibCard
Eruption Type:Explosive
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Description: From Miller and others (1998): "The caldera-forming eruption occurred about 5,200 yBP (Reeder, 1983) and was the source of small volume andesitic pyroclastic-flow deposits in valleys on the north, south, and east sides of the volcano (Miller and Smith, 1987; Romick and others, 1990).

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