Volcano profile

United States

Glacier Peak.

Volcano profile for Glacier Peak 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
3,213 m
Last documented eruption
1700
Coordinates
48.112°, -121.113°
GVP number
321020

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No current eruption report

United States

Glacier Peak

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,213 m
Last documented eruption
1700
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
48.112°, -121.113°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Garibaldi Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
321020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Glacier Peak · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1700Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1300Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
900Uncertain datingNot available?3Confirmed eruption
200Uncertain datingNot available+4Confirmed eruption
850 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Glacier Peak · No current eruption report · 3,213 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Arlington Municipal AirportUnited States · KAWO
    77.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Seattle Paine Field International AirportUnited States · PAE · KPAE
    89.9 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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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC