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Akutan
Akutan is a 1,303 m stratovolcano in the United States, last erupted in 1992.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,303 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 1992
- Largest known
- VEI 5, paroxysmal, 340 CE
- Eruptions
- 40 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 54.13°N 165.99°W · United States
- Region
- Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 311320
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.