USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Mount St. Helens, Washington -
May 18, 1980 Eruption
- May 18, 1980
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Summary of Events Leading Up to the May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens,
Washington
-- March 15 - May 17, 1980
-- week-by-week account of the buildup to May 18, 1980
-- created for the web by Ed Klimasauskas, May 2000
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Summary of Important Seismic Events, March 20 - May 18, 1980
-- Excerpt from: Endo, et.al., 1981
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Chronology of the 1980 eruptive activity
-- Christiansen and Peterson, 1981, IN: USGS Professional Paper 1250
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Description
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Eruptive Sequence - "Pictogram"
-- ["Pictogram",100K,InlineGIF]
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Photo Archives
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Summary
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The Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future
-- Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990,
USGS General Interest Publication
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The Eruption of May 18, 1980
-- Excerpt from: Doukas, 1990, USGS Bulletin 1859
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May 18, 1980 Eruption
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
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CVO Photo Archives - May 18, 1980
- See "Items of Interest" below for more on May 18, 1980
- Subsequent Activity
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Mount St. Helens -- From the 1980 Eruption to 2000
-- Brantley and Myers, 2000, USGS Fact Sheet FS036-00
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Mount St. Helens Lava Dome - Menu
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Mount St. Helens Volcanic Activity, 1980-1988
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
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Possible Future Behavior
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Possible Future Behavior
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990, USGS Special Interest Publication
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Post-May 18 seismicity; volcanic and tectonic implications
-- Weaver, et.al., 1981, IN: USGS Professional Paper 1250
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Subsequent Eruptive Activity
-- Post May 18, 1980
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990, USGS Special Interest Publication
- Regrowth and Recovery
- Publications and Reports
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The Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future
-- Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990,
USGS General Interest Publication
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The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington
-- Lipman and Mullineaux, (eds.), 1981, USGS Professional Paper 1250, 844p.
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Rockslide-Debris Avalanche of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Volcano,
Washington
-- Glicken, 1996, USGS Open-File Report 96-677
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Publications and Reports - Mount St. Helens
-- online listing, includes May 18, 1980
- Items of Interest
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Areal Distribution, Thickness, Mass, Volume, and Grain
Size of Air-Fall Ash from the Six Major Eruptions of 1980
-- Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981, IN: USGS Professional Paper 1250
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Ash and Tephra - Menu
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Ash Distribution across the United States - Map
-- [Map,20K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Ash Eruption and Fallout
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, et.al., 1990
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Ash Plume - Vertical growth and downwind progress of the ash plume from the May 18
eruption
-- Excerpt from: Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981
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Ash Plume Path - Map
-- [Map,22K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981, IN:
USGS Professional Paper 1250
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Before and After - Photo Archives
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Bulge - Description
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Catastrophic First Minute
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Chronology of the 1980 eruptive activity
-- Christiansen and Peterson, 1981
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Columbia River Drainage - Description
-- includes description of impact of the May 18, 1980 eruption
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Debris Avalanche - Description
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Debris Avalanche - Menu
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Debris Avalanche - Rockslide-Debris Avalanche of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Volcano,
Washington
-- Glicken, 1996, USGS Open-File Report 96-677
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Distribution within the United States of
May 18, 1980 ash fallout from Mount St. Helens - Map
-- [Map,20K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Economic Impact of the Eruption - Description
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Eruption Advisories and Emergency Response - Menu
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Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future
-- Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990,
USGS General Interest Publication
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Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington - Professional Paper 1250
-- Lipman and Mullineaux, (eds.), 1981, USGS Professional Paper 1250, 844p.
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Generalized North-South Geologic Cross Sections Through
Mount St. Helens - Graphic
-- [Graphic,20K,InlineGIF]
-- Pre-May 18, Bulge, Slide Blocks, 1980 Crater Floor
-- Modified from: Doukas, 1990, USGS Bulletin 1859
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Impact and Aftermath
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, et.al., 1990
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Lakes North of Mount St. Helens Affected by the May 18, 1980 Eruption - Map
-- [Map,32K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-C, and
Embrey and Dion, 1988, WRI-87-4263
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Lateral Blast
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Map - Ash distribution within the United States of
May 18, 1980 ash fallout from Mount St. Helens
-- [14K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Map - Ash Plume Path
-- [22K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981, IN:
USGS Professional Paper 1250
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Map - Devastation
-- [21K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Map - Lakes North of Mount St. Helens Affected by the May 18, 1980 Eruption
-- [32K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-C, and
Embrey and Dion, 1988, WRI-87-4263
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Ash Eruption and Fallout
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, et.al., 1990
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Ash Plume Path - Map
-- [Map,22K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Debris Avalanche - Description
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Description
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Devastation - Map
-- [21K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Eruptive Sequence - "Pictogram"
-- ["Pictogram",100K,InlineGIF]
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Lahar - Description
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Lateral Blast
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Mudflows and Floods
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Photo Archives
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May 18, 1980 Eruption - Summary
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Mount St. Helens Ash and Tephra - Menu
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Mount St. Helens Before 1980
-- Excerpt from: Foxworthy and Hill, 1982
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Mount St. Helens Debris Avalanche - Menu
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Mount St. Helens Eruptive History
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, et.al., 1989
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Mount St. Helens Eruptive History - Menu
-- general information about the eruptive history of Mount St. Helens, including
May 18, 1980
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Mount St. Helens Lahars - Menu
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Mount St. Helens Pyroclastic Flows - Menu
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Mount St. Helens Reawakens
-- Excerpt from: Wright and Pierson, 1992
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Mount St. Helens Volcanic Activity, 1980-1988
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
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Mudflows and Floods
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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North Flank Bulge - Description
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Past, Present, and Future - The Eruptions of Mount St. Helens
-- Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990,
USGS General Interest Publication
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CVO Photo Archives - Before and After
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CVO Photo Archives - Pre-May 18, 1980
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CVO Photo Archives - May 18, 1980
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Plot of thickness vs. distance from vent for several tephras from
Cascade Range volcanoes - Graphic
-- [Graphic,18K,InlineGIF]
-- includes Mount St. Helens, May 18, 1980
-- Modified from: Hoblitt, et.al., 1987
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Before 1980
-- Excerpt from: Foxworthy and Hill, 1982
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Bulge - Description
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Events Leading Up to the May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens,
Washington
-- March 15 - May 17, 1980
-- week-by-week account of the buildup to May 18, 1980
-- created for the web by Ed Klimasauskas, May 2000
-
Pre-May 18, 1980 - Generalized North-South Geologic Cross Sections Through
Mount St. Helens - Graphic
-- [Graphic,20K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Doukas, 1990, USGS Bulletin 1859
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Important Seismic Events, March 20 - May 18, 1980
-- Excerpt from: Endo, et.al., 1981
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Mount St. Helens Eruptive History
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, et.al., 1989
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Mount St. Helens Reawakens
-- Excerpt from: Wright and Pierson, 1992
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - North Flank Bulge - Description
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Photo Archives
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Reawakening and initial activity
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Pre-May 18, 1980 - Using Spirit Lake as a Tiltmeter - Description
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Professional Paper 1250:
The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington
-- Lipman and Mullineaux, (eds.), 1981, USGS Professional Paper 1250, 844p.
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Proximal Air-Fall Deposits from the May 18 Eruption -- Stratigraphy and
Field Sedimentology
-- Waitt and Dzurisin, 1981
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Publications and Reports - Mount St. Helens
-- online listing, includes May 18, 1980
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Reawakening and initial activity
-- Excerpt from: Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990
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Rockslide-Debris Avalanche of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Volcano,
Washington
-- Glicken, 1996, USGS Open-File Report 96-677
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Schematic Diagram of West-East Geologic Section of gully bank near NE base of
Mount St. Helens, south of Windy Ridge - Graphic
-- [Schematic,25K,GIF]
-- Modified from: Doukas, 1990, USGS Bulletin 1859
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Spirit Lake - Description
-- includes May 18, 1980
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Spirit Lake - Surface-water temperatures of Spirit Lake before (1974) and after (1980)
the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens - Graphic
-- [Graphic,18K,GIF]
-- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-G
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Spirit Lake - Using Spirit Lake as a Tiltmeter - Description
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Stratigraphic section in Harry Gardner Park, showing May 18 deposits - Graphic
-- Schematic [13K,GIF]
-- L, lithic-rich layer; P, pumice-rich layer
-- Modified from: Doukas, 1990
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Summary - Events Leading Up to the May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens,
Washington
-- March 15 - May 17, 1980
-- week-by-week account of the buildup to May 18, 1980
-- created for the web by Ed Klimasauskas, May 2000
-
Summary - Important Seismic Events, March 20 - May 18, 1980
-- Excerpt from: Endo, et.al., 1981
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Summary - May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
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Summary - 1980 - Chronology of the 1980 eruptive activity
-- Christiansen and Peterson, 1981
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Summary - Temperature Studies of 1980 Deposits
-- Banks and Hoblitt, 1981
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Surface-water temperatures of Spirit Lake before (1974) and after (1980)
the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens - Graphic
-- [Graphic,18K,GIF]
-- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981
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Temperature Studies of 1980 Deposits
-- Banks and Hoblitt, 1981
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Using Spirit Lake as a Tiltmeter - Description
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Vertical growth and downwind progress of the ash plume from the May 18
eruption
-- Excerpt from: Sarna-Wojcicki, et.al., 1981
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Volcanic Temperatures
-- includes Mount St. Helens May 18, 1980
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08/30/04, Lyn Topinka