Stratovolcanoes

Pavlof

Pavlof (United States) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,493 m above sea level. The GVP records 44 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2022.

Elevation
2,493 m
Last eruption
2022
Confirmed eruptions
44
Max VEI
4
Country
United States
Location
55.42° N, 161.89° W
Region (GVP)
Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
5 August 2021 7 December 2022 2 Observations: Reported
27 March 2016 30 July 2016 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
12 November 2014 15 November 2014 3 Vent just N of summit and N flank · Observations: Reported
31 May 2014 6 June 2014 3 NE flank · Observations: Reported
13 May 2013 26 June 2013 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
15 August 2007 13 September 2007 2 Observations: Reported
11 September 1996 3 January 1997 2 Observations: Reported
5 March 1990 5 March 1990 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 1986 13 August 1988 3 NNE & SE summit vents, NE & SE flanks · Observations: Reported
11 November 1983 18 December 1983 3 Upper NNE flank · Observations: Reported
11 July 1983 18 July 1983 2 Observations: Reported
25 September 1981 27 September 1981 3 Upper NNE flank (100 m below summit) · Observations: Reported
30 March 1981 28 May 1981 1 Observations: Reported
8 November 1980 13 November 1980 3 Upper NNE flank · Observations: Reported
13 September 1975 16 March 1977 2 Observations: Reported
1 September 1974 13 January 1975 3 Observations: Reported
12 March 1974 24 March 1974 1 Observations: Reported
12 November 1973 13 November 1973 2 Upper NE flank · Observations: Reported
15 March 1966 — 2 Upper NE or NNE flank · Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1960 16 June 1963 2 Upper NE or NNE flank · Observations: Reported
17 May 1958 28 August 1958 2 Upper NNE flank · Observations: Reported
25 November 1953 16 August 1954 1 Upper NE or NNE flank · Observations: Reported
16 October 1951 16 February 1952 2 Upper NE or NNE flank · Observations: Reported
31 July 1950 16 May 1951 2 Upper NE or NNE flank · Observations: Reported
2 July 1936 16 May 1948 3 Observations: Reported
16 March 1929 16 August 1931 2 Observations: Reported
17 January 1924 — 2 Observations: Reported
24 December 1922 28 February 1923 2 Observations: Reported
16 October 1917 — 2 Observations: Reported
6 July 1914 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1906 7 December 1911 3 Summit and north flank fissure · Observations: Reported
2 July 1901 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1894 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1892 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1886 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1880 — 1 Observations: Reported
14 March 1866 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 August 1846 16 August 1846 2 Observations: Reported
12 August 1845 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1838 — 1 Observations: Reported
2 July 1825 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1817 — 2 Observations: Reported
1790 — 2 Observations: Reported
1762 1786 4 Volcano Uncertain

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#312030)