Kukak Volcano
Updated: Apr 24, 2024 12:47 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2043 m / 6,703 ft
United States, Alaska Peninsula, 58.45°N / -154.36°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
United States, Alaska Peninsula, 58.45°N / -154.36°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Kukak volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 22, 11:44 pm (Anchorage) | 2.3 70 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the E | 76 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska | Info | |
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 21, 02:23 pm (Anchorage) | 2.1 104 km | 16 km (10.2 mi) to the W | 97 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 21, 04:29 am (Anchorage) | 1.4 89 km | 98 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska | Info | ||
Apr 20, 07:21 pm (Anchorage) | 1.9 74 km | 25 km (15 mi) to the SE | 73 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 19, 01:30 am (Anchorage) | 2.4 4.1 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SW | 85 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info | |
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 10, 08:54 am (Anchorage) | 1.1 0 km | 91 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info |
Background
The almost completely ice-covered Kukak volcano lies west of Hallo Bay near the NE end of a glacier-mantled range extending from Mount Katmai. Kukak volcano contains a vigorous fumarole field at the southern base of the hydrothermally altered northern summit and is the only one of the Denison-Steller-Kukak chain of volcanoes to display geothermal activity. Two reports of historical eruptions at Kukak from Hantke (1959) appear to be erroneous. The report of a 1951 eruption is an apparent reference to a July 22, 1951 ashfall at Kukak Bay, which was attributed by Muller et al. (1954) to Martin volcano. A 1953 explosive "eruption" was single large puff of steam followed by steaming from caverns in Hook Glacier (Muller et al., 1954).---
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