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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)
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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
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Explosive.
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Pavlof volcano news & activity updates:

Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA) activity update: steaming, elevated seismic activity

Monday Dec 08, 2014 09:30 AM | BY: TOMPFEIFFER

Steam plume from Pavlof volcano on 5 Dec (AVO)
Steam plume from Pavlof volcano on 5 Dec (AVO)
Weak activity continues at the volcano. The volcano observatory showed photographs showing the volcano emitting a steam plume and reports seismic activity is still elevated.
Increased temperatures at the summit, detectable on satellite data, are coming from the recent lava flow.
Previous news
Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA) activity update: latest eruption ended
Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014
The Alaska Volcano Observatory concluded that "the most recent period of explosive eruptive activity at Pavlof Volcano has ended" and downgraded the volcano alert level again. ... [more]
Pavlof volcano (Alaska) activity update: eruption intensifies, ash to 25,000 ft
Satellite image of the ash plume from Pavlov last night (15 Nov, 23:00 UTC)
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reports that "the eruption that began on November 12 has intensified and the ash cloud height is currently estimated at 25,000 ft above sea level. ... [more]
Pavlof volcano (Alaska) activity update: new eruption
Lava fountains from the new eruption at Pavlof volcano (image: AVO)
Friday, Nov 14, 2014
A new eruption began at the volcano on 12 Nov afternoon about 3:00 pm AKST (00:00 UTC on 13 November). The eruption comes from a vent at the upper northern flank just below the summit and has been characterized by ash emissions to about 9000 feet (2.7 km), lava fountaining and avalanches of rock debris and ash descending the north flank of the volcano. ... [more]
Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA) activity update: currently dormant
Monday, Aug 04, 2014
The Alaska Volcano Observatory set the volcano back to normal status a few days ago, as no more signs of eruptive activity had been detected recently. [more]
Pavlof volcano (Alaska Peninsula, USA) activity update
Tuesday, Jul 01, 2014
"Weak thermal signals from recent lava flows persist in satellite images. Small, discrete seismic events continue, however, and eruptive activity could resume at any time with little or no warning." (AVO) [more]
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