Volcano Name: Novarupta Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 312180
Alternate Name:
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 58.2666666700
Longitude: -155.1566667000
Region: Alaska Sub Region: Alaska Peninsula
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 6 /6 /1912 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Historical records
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 13.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 31.200 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 4.580 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 11.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.500 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 26.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 3.500 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 17.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Dacite
Andesite
Magma: Dacite-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
Rhyolite
Magma: Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite

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