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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
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 · Live cameras

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Akutan – Visual webcam: Akutan [AV06, 1519 ft], United States Visual webcam

Akutan [AV06, 1519 ft]

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Akutan · United States

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. 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

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

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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: 2026-09-21

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Sources & data dates

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