Volcano profile

United States

Craters of the Moon.

Volcano profile for Craters of the Moon 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
Volcanic field
Elevation
2,005 m
Last documented eruption
130 BCE
Coordinates
43.371°, -113.493°
GVP number
324020

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No current eruption report

United States

Craters of the Moon

Volcanic field

Elevation
2,005 m
Last documented eruption
130 BCE
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
43.371°, -113.493°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Yellowstone-Snake River Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
324020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Craters of the Moon · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
130 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
260 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
350 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1680 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
2560 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4070 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4250 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4600 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Craters of the Moon · No current eruption report · 2,005 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Friedman Memorial AirportUnited States · SUN · KSUN
    66.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pocatello Regional AirportUnited States · PIH · KPIH
    89.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Experimental Breeder Reactor nuclear power plantUnited StatesPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    46.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC