Redoubt Volcano
Updated: Apr 29, 2024 11:45 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 | |||
Apr 27, 08:36 pm (Anchorage) | 1.4 84 km | 50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | ||
Saturday, April 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 26, 06:29 pm (Anchorage) | 2.1 103 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the S | 53 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Friday, April 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 26, 03:23 am (Anchorage) | 2.2 89 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the E | 51 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 22, 12:13 pm (Anchorage) | 1.4 250 km | 73 km W of Salamatof, Alaska | Info | ||
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 20, 09:48 pm (Anchorage) | 1.6 109 km | 15 km (9.6 mi) to the S | 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Saturday, April 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 20, 11:10 am (Anchorage) | 1.5 96 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the E | 57 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)