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Learn about the over 130 volcanoes in Alaska, their hazards, and the latest updates from the joint program of USGS, UAFGI, and ADGGS. Find publications, news, and resources on volcano monitoring and research.
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For a vast trove of information about Alaska volcanoes, check out the Alaska Volcano Observatory. This easy-to-navigate website has current status of erupting volcanoes plus an atlas with maps, photographs, webcams , eruption history, scientific research and more.
Learn about the over 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields in Alaska, their activity, monitoring, and impacts. Find out how many volcanoes have erupted in the past, how often they erupt, and what are the deadliest and largest eruptions in history.
Alaska contains about 140 volcanoes and volcanic fields active within the last 2.6 million years (the Quaternary). About 90 of these volcanoes have been active within the last 11,000 years (the Holocene), and more than 50 have been very recently active, within the last 300 years or so.
The current, prolonged period of lava eruption at Great Sitkin Volcano began in July 2021 and has mainly been observed using satellite radar images that can view the volcano through cloud cover. A single explosive event occurred in May 2021; no other explosions have been detected since that time.
10 Volcanes más asombrosos de Alaska. Tabla de contenidos. Conocida por sus paisajes salvajes y escarpados, Alaska alberga multitud de paisajes espectaculares, con interminables bosques junto a imponentes cordilleras.
Learn about the over 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields in Alaska that have been active within the last two million years. Find information on current and historical eruptions, hazards, and monitoring from the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
