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Mount Shishaldin volcano is the highest and one of the Aleutian Island’s most active volcanoes. The Shishaldin local name is Sisquk, which means “mountain which points the way when I am lost.”
Location: | Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
Coordinates: | 54.754490, -163.970362 |
Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano |
Mount Shishaldin’s Location
Mount Shishaldin’s Latest Status
2024: Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Mount Shishaldin’s Eruptive History
7550 BCE | Oldest confirmed eruption (radiocarbon) |
1970’s | Multiple ash eruptions and steam plumes. |
1980’s | Ongoing ash eruptions and steam emissions. |
1995 | Ash eruption to 10km. Ongoing steam plumes and thermal anomalies. |
1999 | Strombolian eruptions. Incandescent blocks to 200m above the crater. No lava flows. |
2000 | Phreatic eruptions, small explosions and thermal anomalies. |
2015 | Active lave lake, fire fountaining and explosive activity. |
2019/2020 | Multiple lava flows, pyroclastic flows and ash eruptions. Vivid lava flows (NE flank) were observed from Cold Bay. |
2023 | Paroxysm episode underway. Lava fountaining, lava flows and plume to 14km. |
2024 | Low level unrest continues. |
Mount Shishaldin Monitoring
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