Korovin volcano
Updated: May 30, 2023 13:47 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1533 m / 5030 ft
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 52.38°N / -174.17°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 52.38°N / -174.17°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 10 Dec 2021 (Volcanic Alert Level lowered to Green)
Korovin is a 1533 m high stratovolcano in the central Aleutian Islands and one of the most active volcanoes in Alaska. On average, it has been active every 10-15 years, its last eruption being in Nov-Dec 2006 with ash emissions.
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Korovin volcano eruptions: 1829(?), 1844(?), 1907(?), 1951(?), 1953(?), 1973, 1976(?), 1986(?), 1987, 1998, 2005, 2006
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
Thursday, May 25, 2023 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
May 25, 2023 2:05 pm (GMT -9) (May 25, 2023 23:05 GMT) | 1.6 7.4 km | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) 17 Km NNE of Atka, Alaska | ||
May 24, 2023 9:28 pm (GMT -9) (May 25, 2023 06:28 GMT) | 0.4 13 km | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | ||
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
May 24, 2023 3:42 am (GMT -9) (May 24, 2023 12:42 GMT) | 3.9 121 km | 36 km (22 mi) Bering Sea, 18 mi east of Atka, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA |
Background
Geologically, Korovin belongs to the Atka volcanic complex on northern Atka Island. The Atka complex comprises a broad ancient central shield volcano, upon which a larger stratovolcano had been built destroyed by caldera formation about 300,000 to 500,000 years ago.Korovin has two summit vents 0.6 km apart. The northwestern summit vent is a symmetric cone with a small crater. The southeastern summit vent is on the remnant of a cone with a steep-walled crater, about 1 km wide at the rim and at least several hundred meters deep with vertical crater walls. It contains a turquoise green lake with solfataric activity.
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