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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Makushin
Makushin volcano is a large, ice-covered volcano on northern Unalaska Island. This March 2, 1987, view from the NE shows a small steam column originating from a vent at the left side of the broad summit and drifting about 3 km to the WNW. A 2-km-wide summit caldera helps give the volcano a broad, dome-like structure that contrasts with the steep-sided profiles of most other Aleutian stratovolcanoes. Minor explosive eruptions have occurred during historical time. Photo by Harold Wilson (Peninsula Airways), 1987 (courtesy of John Reeder, Alaska Div. Geology Geophysical Surveys).
Volcano Number:311310
Volcano Name:Makushin
Country:United States
Volcano Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:1995 CE
Elevation:1800m
Tectonic Setting:Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:0
Pop. within 10km:0
Pop. within 30km:3437
Pop. within 100km:3850
Latitude:53.891
Longitude:-166.923


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
311310 Makushin 10434 Uncertain Eruption 1792/2/14
311310 Makushin 10441 Uncertain Eruption 1818
311310 Makushin 10442 Confirmed Eruption 3 Historical Observations 1826
311310 Makushin 10443 Uncertain Eruption 2 ? 1827 1838
311310 Makushin 10462 Uncertain Eruption 1867
311310 Makushin 19493 Confirmed Eruption 3 Historical Observations 1802
311310 Makushin 19542 Uncertain Eruption 1844
311310 Makushin 19543 Confirmed Eruption Historical Observations 1865
311310 Makushin 19760 Confirmed Eruption 3 ^ Historical Observations 1768 1769
311310 Makushin 19761 Uncertain Eruption 1790/6/7
311310 Makushin 19864 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -6650
311310 Makushin 19865 Confirmed Eruption 5 Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -6100
311310 Makushin 19866 Confirmed Eruption 4 P Tephrochronology -3650
311310 Makushin 19867 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -1750
311310 Makushin 19868 Confirmed Eruption Tephrochronology -550
311310 Makushin 19869 Confirmed Eruption Tephrochronology 1150
311310 Makushin 19981 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1883
311310 Makushin 19982 Confirmed Eruption Historical Observations 1907
311310 Makushin 19983 Uncertain Eruption 1912
311310 Makushin 19984 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1926/12/30
311310 Makushin 19985 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1938
311310 Makushin 19986 Confirmed Eruption 1 Historical Observations 1951/12/20
311310 Makushin 19987 Uncertain Eruption 1952/7/2
311310 Makushin 19988 Confirmed Eruption 1 SE side of summit Historical Observations 1980/5/1
311310 Makushin 19990 Confirmed Eruption 1 Historical Observations 1987/3/2 1987/3/2
311310 Makushin 19991 Confirmed Eruption 1 Historical Observations 1993/8/16 1994/1/19
311310 Makushin 19992 Confirmed Eruption 1 Historical Observations 1995/1/30 1995/1/30
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Emission ID SO2 Kilotons Start Date End Date
215 10 1980/05/01 1980/05/01

Data from the Earthchem Library
Title Author Release Date DOI Link
Field Report for the Collection of Mafic Tephra from the Aleutians Islands between Unimak and the Island of Four Mountains (Alaska, USA) Plank, Terry 2020-06-23 10.26022/IEDA/111584 Details
Bulk rock data for the central-eastern Aleutian volcanoes Rasmussen, Daniel 2021-02-09 10.26022/IEDA/111870 Details
Melt inclusion olivine-host data for the central-eastern Aleutian volcanoes Rasmussen, Daniel 2021-02-09 10.26022/IEDA/111871 Details
Melt inclusion data for the central-eastern Aleutian volcanoes Rasmussen, Daniel 2021-02-09 10.26022/IEDA/111873 Details
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Data from the MaGa Database
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