Newest Volcano Notice Including Atka volcanic complex

AVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Atka volcanic complex (VNUM #311160)

Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL
Previous Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY

Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN
Previous Aviation Color Code: YELLOW


Issued: Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 12:08 PM AKDT
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/A543
Location: N 52 deg 19 min W 174 deg 8 min
Elevation: 5030 ft (1533 m)
Area: Aleutians

Summary: Unrest has declined. Color Code and Alert Level Level lowered to GREEN/NORMAL.

Volcanic Activity:

A small explosion from Korovin Volcano within the Atka Volcanic complex was detected in seismic and infrasound data on July 16, 2026. Since then, unrest has declined. As a result, the Aviation Color Code and Alert Level are being lowered to GREEN/NORMAL. 

Remarks:

The Atka volcanic complex forms the northern part of Atka Island, located about 16 km north of the community of Atka and 1,761 km southwest of Anchorage. The Atka volcanic complex includes a possible older caldera and several younger vents, including Korovin Volcano, Mount Kliuchef, and Sarichef Volcano. Korovin Volcano, a 1553-m-high (5030 ft) stratovolcano, has been the site of most historical volcanic activity, and has a small, roiling crater lake that occasionally produces energetic steam emissions. Korovin has erupted several times in the past 200 years, including 1973, 1987, and 1998, and has likely had small ash emissions as recently as 2005. Typical recent Korovin eruptions produce minor amounts of ash and occasional but small lava flows. Reports of the height of the ash plume produced by the 1998 eruption ranged as high as 10,600 m (35,000 feet) above sea level. Mount Kliuchef is composed of a series of five vents aligned northeast–southwest. The two main summit vents of Kliuchef appear relatively young and the easternmost was probably the source of an 1812 eruption that is sometimes attributed to Sarichef.

Contacts:

Matt Haney, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS, mhaney@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497

David Fee, Coordinating Scientist, UAFGI, dfee1@alaska.edu (907) 378-5460

Contact AVO: https://avo.alaska.edu/contact

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