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Sarigan

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  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 16.708°N
  • 145.78°E

  • 538 m
    1765 ft

  • 284192
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Most Recent Weekly Report: 17 August-23 August 2005 Citation IconCite this Report

A seismic swarm that began at Sarigan on 9 August tapered off on 18 August.

Source: Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program


Most Recent Bulletin Report: June 1992 (BGVN 17:06) Citation IconCite this Report

No activity evident

A six-member team of USGS volcanologists visited the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 11-27 May 1992 at the request of the CNMI Office of Civil Defense. Gas emission [from Sarigan] was not evident during overflights in an airplane on 13 May and a helicopter on 21 May.

Information Contacts: R. Moore, USGS; R. Koyanagi, M. Sako, and F. Trusdell, HVO.

Weekly Reports - Index


2005: August


17 August-23 August 2005 Citation IconCite this Report

A seismic swarm that began at Sarigan on 9 August tapered off on 18 August.

Source: Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program


10 August-16 August 2005 Citation IconCite this Report

A seismic swarm was recorded at Sarigan beginning on 9 August. By 14 August, 630 earthquakes had been recorded.

Source: Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program


Bulletin Reports - Index

Reports are organized chronologically and indexed below by Month/Year (Publication Volume:Number), and include a one-line summary. Click on the index link or scroll down to read the reports.

06/1992 (BGVN 17:06) No activity evident




Information is preliminary and subject to change. All times are local (unless otherwise noted)


June 1992 (BGVN 17:06) Citation IconCite this Report

No activity evident

A six-member team of USGS volcanologists visited the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 11-27 May 1992 at the request of the CNMI Office of Civil Defense. Gas emission [from Sarigan] was not evident during overflights in an airplane on 13 May and a helicopter on 21 May.

Information Contacts: R. Moore, USGS; R. Koyanagi, M. Sako, and F. Trusdell, HVO.

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Sarigan. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Sarigan page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Sarigan.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Sarigan.

GVP Map Holdings

The Global Volcanism Program has no maps available for Sarigan.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Sarigan in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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