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Pavlof volcano, Alaska Peninsula, USA: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 12:14 GMT-

Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, Alaska) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 January-24 January 2023 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 25 Jan 2023, 15:00
AVO reported that the eruption at Pavlof has ended. No explosions had been detected since 11 December and seismicity had decreased to background levels. Weakly elevated surface temperatures and minor steaming from the recently active vent continue to be observed intermittently in satellite and webcam images, consistent with the cooling of previously erupted lava. Read all

Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA): activity ceased, alert status reduced to Green

Sat, 21 Jan 2023, 04:48
Pavlof volcano from helicopter (image: AVO)
Pavlof volcano from helicopter (image: AVO)
The activity at the volcano stopped. Read all
Pavlof volcano
Stratovolcano 2519 m / 8,264 ft
Alaska Peninsula, USA, 55.42°N / -161.89°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Pavlof volcano eruptions:
1762(?), 1790(?), 1817, 1825(?), 1838(?), 1844, 1846, 1852(?), 1866(?), 1880, 1886, 1892, 1894, 1901, 1903(?), 1906, 1914, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1929, 1936, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1973, 1974(?), 1975, 1980(Mar-May), 1980 (Jul)(?), 1980 (Nov), 1981, 1983 (Jul), 1983 (Nov-Dec), 1983, 1986, 1990, 1996, 2007 (Aug), 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive.