Korovin Volcano
Updated: Apr 29, 2024 06:35 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 | |||
Apr 21, 01:16 am (Adak) | 3.3 14 km | 9.7 km (6 mi) to the SE | 16 km NE of Atka, Alaska I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 21, 01:15 am (Adak) | 0.3 0.7 km | 17 km N of Atka, Alaska | Info | ||
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 19, 08:57 am (Adak) | 0.4 8.7 km | 12 km NNE of Atka, Alaska | Info | ||
Apr 19, 08:14 am (Adak) | 0.6 8.6 km | 12 km NE of Atka, Alaska | Info | ||
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 15, 11:54 am (Adak) | 1.0 5.5 km | 19 km N of Atka, Alaska | Info |
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.