Volcano profile

United States

Shishaldin.

Volcano profile for Shishaldin 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
2,857 m
Last documented eruption
2023
Coordinates
54.756°, -163.97°
GVP number
311360

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Elevated activity

United States

Shishaldin

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,857 m
Last documented eruption
2023
Elevated activity

USGS alert level: Advisory · Aviation: Yellow
Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
54.756°, -163.97°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
311360
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program · USGS

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Shishaldin · Live cameras

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Shishaldin – Visual webcam: Shishaldin [BRPK, 1320 ft], United States Visual webcam

Shishaldin [BRPK, 1320 ft]

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Profile

Shishaldin · United States

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
11 Jul 20233 Nov 20233Confirmed eruption
23 Jul 20194 May 20203Confirmed eruption
30 Jan 20143 Jul 20151Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 200812 Feb 2008?1Uncertain eruption
17 Feb 200416 Jul 20042Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 2000Not available?1Uncertain eruption
25 Sep 19994 Feb 2000?1Uncertain eruption
13 Mar 199927 May 19993Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Shishaldin · Elevated activity · 2,857 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • False Pass AirportUnited States · KFP · PAKF
    37.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Cold Bay AirportUnited States · CDB · PACD
    94.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC