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Takawangha volcano (Tanaga Island, Aleutians): seismicity back to normal, alert lowered
Friday, Feb 10, 2017
The recent earthquake swarm calmed down again and there are no other signs the volcano might be heading towards a new eruption. ... [more]
Takawangha volcano (Tanaga Island, Aleutians): earthquake swarm, alert level raised
Location of the recent M4 earthquakes beneath Takawangha volcano (yellow circles)
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2017
The alert level of the volcano was raised to yellow as the Alaska Volcano Observatory detected an energetic earthquake swarm on Tanaga Island 6-7 km ESE of the volcano. ... [more]
 

Takawangha volcano

Stratovolcano 1449 m / 4,754 ft
Tanaga Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 51.87°N / -178.01°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Last update: 10 Feb 2017
Typical eruption style: unspecified
Takawangha volcano eruptions: 1550 (?)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Fri, 11 Oct 2019
Fri, 11 Oct 23:45 UTCM 0.5 / 8.1 km15 km24km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (USA)
Fri, 11 Oct 21:23 UTCM 1.3 / 8.7 km15 km24km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (USA)
Fri, 11 Oct 10:12 UTCM 0.6 / 8.3 km15 km24km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (USA)
Fri, 11 Oct 10:02 UTCM 0.9 / 8.5 km15 km24km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (USA)
Fri, 11 Oct 09:23 UTCM 0.2 / 8.6 km15 km24km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (USA)
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Background:

Takawangha is a 1449-m-high, youthful volcano with an ice-filled caldera on northern Tanaga Island, near the western end of the Andreanof Islands. Takawangha lies across a saddle from historically active Tanaga volcano to the west; older, deeply eroded volcanoes lie adjacent to Takawangha on the east. The summit of the dominantly basaltic to basaltic-andesite volcano is largely ice covered, with the exception of five Holocene craters that during the last few thousand years produced explosive eruptions and lava flows that reached the lower flanks of the volcano. No historical eruptions are known from Takawangha, although radiocarbon dating indicates explosive eruptions have occurred within the past several hundred years.
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