Volcano profile

United States

Rainier.

Volcano profile for Rainier 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
4,392 m
Last documented eruption
1450
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
46.853°, -121.76°
GVP number
321030

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No current eruption report

United States

Rainier

Stratovolcano

Elevation
4,392 m
Last documented eruption
1450
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
46.853°, -121.76°
Volcanic region (GVP)
High Cascades Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
321030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Rainier · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
21 Nov 1894Uncertain dating24 Dec 18941Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1882Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1879Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1870Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1858Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1854Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1843Not available2Uncertain eruption
1450Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
910Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
440Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
250 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
500 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
610 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
700 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2750 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
3650 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
3850 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4850 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
5050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
5350 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
5550 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
7800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed 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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Rainier · No current eruption report · 4,392 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tacoma Narrows AirportUnited States · TIW · KTIW
    77.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Seattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · SEA · KSEA
    78.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • King County International Airport - Boeing FieldUnited States · BFI · KBFI
    85.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

GrahamUnited States · 46.2 km

Bonney LakeUnited States · 48.4 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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