Redoubt Volcano
Updated: May 16, 2024 21:15 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 | |||
May 15, 10:09 pm (Anchorage) | 1.1 92 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the E | 58 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska | Info | |
Friday, May 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 10, 05:42 am (Anchorage) | 2.6 130 km | 14 km (8.6 mi) to the W | 82 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska | Info | |
Thursday, May 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 8, 09:22 pm (Anchorage) | 1.3 15 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the N | 73 km W of Salamatof, 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)