Kukak Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 10:32 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 19, 01:30 am (Anchorage) | 2.4 4.1 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SW |  Lake and Peninsula, 89 mi northwest of Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States | Info | |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 10, 08:54 am (Anchorage) | 1.1 0 km | 10.4 km (6.4 mi) to the SW | 91 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info | |
| Apr 9, 08:19 pm (Anchorage) | 2.0 93 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the SE | 80 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska | Info | |
| Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 14, 10:47 am (Anchorage) | 0.8 5 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the W | 104 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info | |
| Apr 14, 10:30 am (Anchorage) | 0.8 1.1 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the W | 91 km N of Karluk, Alaska | Info | |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 18, 08:47 pm (Universal Time) | 0.5 5.1 km | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) to the SW | 92 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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