Volcano profile

United States

Black Rock Desert.

Volcano profile for Black Rock Desert 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
1,800 m
Last documented eruption
1290
Coordinates
38.97°, -112.5°
GVP number
327050

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No current eruption report

United States

Black Rock Desert

Volcanic field

Elevation
1,800 m
Last documented eruption
1290
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
38.97°, -112.5°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Basin and Range Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
327050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Black Rock Desert · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1290Uncertain 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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Volcano at a glance

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Black Rock Desert · No current eruption report · 1,800 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC