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United States

St. Helens.

Volcano profile for St. Helens 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
2,549 m
Last documented eruption
2008
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
46.2°, -122.18°
GVP number
321050

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No current eruption report

United States

St. Helens

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,549 m
Last documented eruption
2008
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
46.2°, -122.18°
Volcanic region (GVP)
High Cascades Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
321050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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St. Helens · Live cameras

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St. Helens · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Oct 200427 Jan 20082Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 199014 Feb 19913?Confirmed eruption
7 Dec 19896 Jan 19902Confirmed eruption
27 Mar 198028 Oct 19865Confirmed eruption
18 Mar 1921Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Sep 1903Not available—Uncertain eruption
5 Apr 1898Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Apr 1857Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 185416 Apr 18542Confirmed eruption
15 Mar 185316 Aug 18532?Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 185016 May 18502?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1849Not available2?Uncertain eruption
1 Apr 1848Not available2?Confirmed eruption
26 Mar 184730 Mar 18472Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 184218 Sep 18453Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1835Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1831Not available3Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1800Not available5Confirmed eruption
1610Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1525Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1482Not available5Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1480Not available5+Confirmed eruption
780Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
420Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
270Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
230Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
190Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
100Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
220 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
250 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
280 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
530 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
830 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1010 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1180 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1610 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1680 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1770 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
1860 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption
2100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2340 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed 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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St. Helens · No current eruption report · 2,549 m

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Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Portland International AirportUnited States · PDX · KPDX
    75.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Trojan nuclear power plantUnited StatesPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    57.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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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