Redoubt Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 01:49 GMT -
stratovolcano 3108 m / 10197 ft
Cook Inlet (SW Alaska) (Alaska), 60.49°N / -152.74°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Cook Inlet (SW Alaska) (Alaska), 60.49°N / -152.74°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 14 Dec 2021 (M 4.6 earthquake near the volcano)
Large stratovolcano in Alaska ca. 100 mi west of Anchorage. Redoubt last erupted in 1989.
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Redoubt volcano eruptions: 1881 (?), 1902, 1903, 1966, 1989, 2009
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Mar 27, 07:32 pm (Anchorage) Mar 28, 03:32 GMT | 1.6 101 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the E | 59 km W of Salamatof, Alaska | Info | |
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 17, 12:01 pm (Anchorage) Mar 17, 20:01 GMT | 1.9 114 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the S | 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 17, 06:30 am (Anchorage) Mar 17, 14:30 GMT | 2.4 160 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the W | 65 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska | Info | |
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 19, 11:05 pm (Anchorage) Mar 20, 07:05 GMT | 1.4 103 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the S | 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 16, 05:30 pm (Anchorage) Mar 17, 01:30 GMT | 1.4 110 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the S | 62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 22, 07:41 pm (Anchorage) Mar 23, 03:41 GMT | 1.0 96 km | 14 km (8.5 mi) to the SE | 64 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info |
Background
Redoubt is one of the most active and largest volcanoes in Alaska. It is a steep stratovolcano, measuring about 10 km at its base and rising to an elevation of 3108 m above sea level.Its flanks are cut by valley created by glacial action. Redoubt has an ice filled summit crater, almost 2 km in diameter, which is breached to the north by Drift Glacier.
Redoubt Volcano Photos
Redoubt volcano (Alaska): Fresh snow in the foreground strikingly contrasts with grey ash on the volcano's SE flank and peaks SE of it. (Photo: marcofulle)