Volcano profile

United States

Great Sitkin.

Volcano profile for Great Sitkin in United States, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Elevated activity
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,740 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
52.076°, -176.13°
GVP number
311120

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Elevated activity

United States

Great Sitkin

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,740 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Elevated activity

USGS alert level: Watch · Aviation: Orange
Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
52.076°, -176.13°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
311120
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program · USGS

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Great Sitkin · United States

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
25 May 2021Uncertain dating25 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 20197 Jun 20191Confirmed eruption
10 Jun 201811 Aug 20181Confirmed eruption
18 Mar 1987Not available—Uncertain eruption
19 Feb 197416 Sep 19742Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 195029 Nov 1950—Confirmed eruption
30 Dec 19497 Jan 19501Confirmed eruption
14 Aug 1946Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Mar 1945Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1933Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1904Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1829Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1828Not available—Uncertain eruption
26 May 1792Not available—Confirmed eruption
1784Not available—Uncertain eruption
1760Not available—Uncertain eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Great Sitkin · Elevated activity · 1,740 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Adak AirportUnited States · ADK · PADK
    41.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC