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United States

Akutan.

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

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,303 m
Last documented eruption
1992
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
54.134°, -165.986°
GVP number
311320

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No current eruption report

United States

Akutan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,303 m
Last documented eruption
1992
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
54.134°, -165.986°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
311320
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Akutan [AV06, 1519 ft]

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Akutan · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Dec 199218 Dec 19921Confirmed eruption
8 Mar 199221 May 19922Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 199129 Oct 19912Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 19901 Oct 19902Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 199026 Jan 19902Confirmed eruption
27 Feb 198928 Mar 19892Confirmed eruption
26 Mar 198820 Jul 19882Confirmed eruption
31 Jan 198724 Jun 19872Confirmed eruption
18 Mar 198630 Jun 19862Confirmed eruption
5 Oct 198216 May 19832Confirmed eruption
3 Jul 19808 Jul 19802Confirmed eruption
25 Sep 197816 Oct 19782Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 19769 May 19772Confirmed eruption
11 Feb 1974Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 197316 May 19732Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1972Not available2?Uncertain eruption
5 Nov 1962Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1953Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1951Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 19487 Aug 19482Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 194616 Jan 19472Confirmed eruption
16 May 193116 Aug 19312Confirmed eruption
16 May 1929Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19272 Jul 19282Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1912Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1911Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 1908Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1907Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1896Not available—Confirmed eruption
1 Aug 189514 Aug 18952Confirmed eruption
23 Sep 1892Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1887Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1867Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1865Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1862Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available—Confirmed eruption
5 Mar 1848Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1845Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1838Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1828Not available—Uncertain eruption
1790Not available—Uncertain eruption
1420Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
550Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
340Uncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
4150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7620 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

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Akutan · No current eruption report · 1,303 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Akutan AirportUnited States · KQA · PAUT
    24.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnited States · DUT · PADU
    44.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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