Volcano profile

United States

Wrangell.

Volcano profile for Wrangell 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
4,278 m
Last documented eruption
1912
Coordinates
62.006°, -144.017°
GVP number
315020

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United States

Wrangell

Shield volcano

Elevation
4,278 m
Last documented eruption
1912
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
62.006°, -144.017°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Wrangell Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
315020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Wrangell · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Aug 20022 Aug 20021Uncertain eruption
14 May 199914 May 19991Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 1969Not available1Uncertain eruption
30 Jun 1930Not available—Uncertain eruption
3 Jul 19213 Jul 1921—Uncertain eruption
14 Apr 191114 Sep 19121Confirmed eruption
1 Apr 1907Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Jul 1902Not available2Confirmed 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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Wrangell · No current eruption report · 4,278 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Gulkana AirportUnited States · GKN · PAGK
    76.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC