 An ashfall advisory was issued at the time for Adak Island, a populated island in the Aleutian chain.Later, up to 6 cm of ash was found on Adak and other neighboring islands, the rest falling into the surrounding sea.At the time there were about 300 people living on the island, and while there were no immediate deaths or injuries, the long-term effects of this population being so close to the eruption are still unknown.