Volcano profile

United States

Shasta.

Volcano profile for Shasta in United States, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
4,317 m
Last documented eruption
1250
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
41.409°, -122.193°
GVP number
323010

Live map

Live map around Shasta

Satellites & ash clouds

Map options

Airports and nuclear plants provide geographic context. Being in or near an area does not establish closure, damage or a specific hazard.

Loading …

50 km · Live ADS-B
Loading live aircraft …
No current eruption report

United States

Shasta

Stratovolcano

Elevation
4,317 m
Last documented eruption
1250
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
41.409°, -122.193°
Volcanic region (GVP)
High Cascades Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
323010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

Profile

Shasta · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1250Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1200Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
850Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
850 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3050 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7250 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7350 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
7420 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7650 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
7750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
Nearby earthquakes ↗

QuakeMap24

Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Shasta · No current eruption report · 4,317 m

QuakeMap24

Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

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