The Makushin Volcano (Aleutian Islands)

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53° 53′ 11″ N, 166° 55′ 52″ W
On the island Unalaska, is one of the most active of the 40 volcanoes in Alaska. I took a tour of it and it's been pretty active in the last 200 years! There have been a total of 16 eruptions in the last two centuries and the most recent eruption was in 1995! The 1995 eruption was on January 30th and wasn't a dangerous one, but generated ash that went up to 1.6 miles in the air! Due to the many volcanoes, there have been several, but very minor earthquakes. The caldera (the crater on top of the volcano) of the Makushin Volcano is 1.9 miles in width! The closest town to this volcano is Unalaska, but it's 800 miles away and protected by a bay so if it erupts anytime soon they should be safe!