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Official Name: Augustine Volcano
Type:Central dome cluster
Most Recent Activity:December 2005
Seismically Monitored: Yes
Color Code:GREEN
Alert Level:NORMAL
Elevation: 4134 ft (1260 m)
Latitude: 59.3626° N
Longitude:153.435° W
Quadrangle:Iliamna
CAVW Number:313010
Pronunciation: Sound file
Nearby towns:Pedro Bay 38 mi (60 km) NW
Pope-Vannoy Landing 39 mi (64 km) NW
Kokhanok 47 mi (75 km) NW
Nanwalek 53 mi (86 km) SE
Anchorage 176 mi (284 km) NE
DESCRIPTION
From Miller and others (1998) [1]: "Augustine Island, an 8 by 11 km island in lower Cook Inlet, is composed almost entirely of the deposits of Augustine Volcano. Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary strata form a bench on the south side of the island and are overlain by granitoid glacial erratics and volcanic hyaloclastites. The volcano consists of a central dome and lava flow complex, surrounded by pyroclastic debris. The irregular coastline of Augustine Island is due to the repeated catastrophic collapse of the summit dome, forming debris avalanches down the flanks and into Cook Inlet. At least 11 avalanches have occurred in the past 2000 years with an average recurrence interval of about 150-200 years [2] [3].

"Augustine lies within the area of uplift resulting from the 1964 Alaska earthquake; 30-33 cm of uplift was measured on the northwest side of the island [4]. A 25-meter-high, south-facing submarine scarp 3 km south of the island, of similar orientation to joint sets in sedimentary rocks of the Kamishak River area (on the Alaska Peninsula), is almost certainly of tectonic origin."

REFERENCES CITED
[1]
Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
citation imageMiller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.
Download PDF title page PDF : 52
Download PDF intro and TOC PDF : 268 KB
Download PDF eastern part - Wrangell to Ukinrek Maars PDF : 972 KB
Download PDF central part - Chiginagak to Cleveland PDF : 2,463 KB
Download PDF western part - Carlisle to Kiska PDF : 956 KB
Download PDF references PDF : 43 KB

[2]
Cyclic formation of debris avalanches at Mount St Augustine volcano, 1992
citation imageBeget, J. E., and Kienle, J., 1992, Cyclic formation of debris avalanches at Mount St Augustine volcano: Nature, v. 356, n. 6371, p. 701-704.

[3]
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Iliamna Volcano, Alaska, 1999
citation imageWaythomas, C. F., and Miller, T. P., 1999, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Iliamna Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0373, 31 p., 1 sheet, scale unknown.
Download PDF full-text PDF : 2.84 MB
Download PDF map sheet plate : 1.0 MB

[4]
Recent volcanic activity on Augustine Island, Alaska, 1968
citation imageDetterman, R. L., 1968, Recent volcanic activity on Augustine Island, Alaska: in Geological Survey research 1968, Chapter C, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 0600-C, p. C126-C129.
Download PDF full-text PDF : 185 KB

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