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Veniaminof is one of the highest, largest and most active volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula.
Stratovolcano 2507 m / 8,225 ft
Alaska Peninsula, USA, 56.17°N / -159.38°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
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Veniaminof volcano eruptions:
1750 (?), 1830-38(?), 1838-39, 1874, 1892, 1930, 1939, 1939, 1944, 1956, 1983-84, 1984, 1987, 1993-94, 1995(?), 2002, 2004, 2006 (March)
Typical eruption style:Explosive
Last earthquakes nearby
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Veniaminof volcano news & activity updates:
Sat, 12 Dec 2015, 10:08
The Alaska Volcano Observatory lowered the volcano's alert status back to normal/green: ...more"Seismic activity, indicative of unrest, at Veniaminof has decreased to near background levels during the past two weeks. Minor steaming from the intracaldera cone has not been observed since November 16. As a result, AVO is lowering the Aviation Color Code to Green and the Volcano Alert Level to Normal." (AVO) [ less] Fri, 16 Oct 2015, 06:33
AVO reported that "slightly elevated levels of seismicity continued to be detected at Veniaminof during 7-13 October. Minor steam emissions were recorded by the webcam on 7 October. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Advisory."
Fri, 2 Oct 2015, 06:13
Over the past day, seismicity at Veniaminof has increased and is ongoing in the form of volcanic tremor, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported. ...moreThe Aviation Color Code was raised to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory. [ less]
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