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Volcanoes in United States

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 165 volcanoes in United States. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. 3 of them currently have an eruption report or an elevated alert level.

Earthquakes · United States
With a current report
3 Eruption reported: 1 · Elevated activity: 2
Volcanoes in the catalogue
165
Documented eruptions
546
Highest volcano
5,005 mChurchill
Last documented eruption
2026Great Sitkin

Map

Volcano map of United States

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

Map layers

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in United States

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue
  1. Great Sitkin Eruption reported
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    1,740 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 20, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC · USGS

  2. Shishaldin Elevated activity
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,857 m
    Last eruption
    2023
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 20, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC · USGS

  3. Ahyi Elevated activity
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    -55 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 18, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC · USGS

  4. Kilauea Eruption paused / ended
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    1,222 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Sep 20, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC · USGS

  5. Churchill No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    5,005 m
    Last eruption
    847
    Eruptions
    2
  6. Rainier No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    4,392 m
    Last eruption
    1450
    Eruptions
    8
  7. Shasta No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    4,317 m
    Last eruption
    1250
    Eruptions
    8
  8. Wrangell No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    4,278 m
    Last eruption
    1912
    Eruptions
    8
  9. Mauna Kea No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    4,205 m
    Last eruption
    2460 BCE
    Eruptions
    6
  10. Mauna Loa No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    4,170 m
    Last eruption
    2022
    Eruptions
    8
  11. San Francisco Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    3,850 m
    Last eruption
    1075
    Eruptions
    1
  12. Adams No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,742 m
    Last eruption
    950
    Eruptions
    8
  13. Hood No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,426 m
    Last eruption
    1866
    Eruptions
    8
  14. Spurr No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,374 m
    Last eruption
    1992
    Eruptions
    7
  15. Mammoth Mountain No current eruption report
    Type
    Lava dome
    Elevation
    3,369 m
    Last eruption
    1260
    Eruptions
    2
  16. Baker No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,285 m
    Last eruption
    1880
    Eruptions
    8
  17. Glacier Peak No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,213 m
    Last eruption
    1700
    Eruptions
    7
  18. Jefferson No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,199 m
    Last eruption
    950
    Eruptions
    2
  19. Lassen Volcanic Center No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,187 m
    Last eruption
    1917
    Eruptions
    6
  20. Three Sisters No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Elevation
    3,159 m
    Last eruption
    439
    Eruptions
    6

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in United States

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

  1. 1790 Kilauea VEI 4 5,405 Deaths
  2. 1868 Mauna Loa VEI 2 77 Deaths Damage: moderate (roughly 1–5 million USD) Tsunami
  3. 1980 St. Helens VEI 5 61 Deaths Damage: 2,000 million USD Tsunami
  4. 1883 Augustine VEI 4 8 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD) Tsunami
  5. 1912 Novarupta VEI 6 2 Deaths
  6. 2000 Kilauea VEI 3 2 Deaths
  7. 1975 Kilauea VEI 0 2 Deaths Damage: 4.0 million USD Tsunami
  8. 1800 Hualalai VEI 0 2 Deaths
  9. 1992 Spurr VEI 4 1 Deaths Damage: 2.0 million USD
  10. 1944 Cleveland VEI 3 1 Deaths
  11. 1924 Kilauea VEI 2 1 Deaths
  12. 2018 Kilauea VEI 1 1 Deaths
  13. 1993 Kilauea 1 Deaths
  14. 1980 Hood 1 Deaths
  15. 1934 Hood 1 Deaths
  16. 847 Churchill VEI 6
  17. 60 Churchill VEI 6
  18. 100 BCE Okmok VEI 6
  19. 1645 BCE Aniakchak VEI 6
  20. 1750 BCE Veniaminof VEI 6
  21. 1860 BCE St. Helens VEI 6
  22. 1900 BCE Black Peak VEI 6
  23. 1800 St. Helens VEI 5 Deaths: many (roughly 101–1000)
  24. 2008 Kasatochi VEI 4 Tsunami

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 363

VEI 0
81
VEI 1
70
VEI 2
114
VEI 3
62
VEI 4
22
VEI 5
7
VEI 6
6
VEI 7
1

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1500–1599
4
1600–1699
5
1700–1799
23
1800–1899
61
1900–1999
188
2000–2099
79

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – United States

539 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in United States.

Earthquakes · United States

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of United States is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)65
  • Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)32
  • Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown24

Most common volcano types

  • Stratovolcano97
  • Volcanic field24
  • Shield volcano19
  • Lava dome6
  • Maar5

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in United States.

Airports 108

  • St Paul Island Airport0.6 km · SNP
  • Fitiuta Airport3.6 km · FTI
  • St Michael Airport4.5 km · SMK
  • Pago Pago International Airport4.6 km · PPG
  • Ofu Airport5.7 km · OFU
  • King Cove Airport7.4 km · KVC
  • Adak Airport9.8 km · ADK
  • Eagle County Regional Airport10.3 km · EGE
  • Stebbins Airport10.7 km · WBB
  • False Pass Airport12.8 km · KFP
  • Atka Airport13.1 km · AKB
  • Mammoth Yosemite Airport16.7 km · MMH

Nuclear power plants 3

  • Project Pele nuclear power plant32.7 km · Under construction
  • Experimental Breeder Reactor nuclear power plant46.3 km · Permanently shut down
  • Trojan nuclear power plant57.2 km · Permanently shut down

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – United States

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Shishaldin

Stratovolcano · 2,857 m · Last eruption: 2023

Shishaldin Volcano, or Mount Shishaldin, is one of six active volcanoes on Unimak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands, rising to a height of 9,373 ft (2,857 m) above sea level. It is located within Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Shishaldin's magma supply is generated via flux melting above the Aleutian Trench, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. Due to its remote location and frequently inclement weather, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitors the volcano remotely via satellite and a seismic network deployed in 1997. Shishaldin is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, with 40 confirmed eruptions in the last 11,700 years. Notably, Shishaldin produced a sub-Plinian eruption in 1999.

Ahyi

Stratovolcano · -55 m · Last eruption: 2026

Ahyi Seamount is an active shallow submarine volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has erupted 5 times since the year 2000: in 2001, 2014, 2022–23, and twice in 2024. Since 2009, it has been a part of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument of the United States.

Kilauea

Shield volcano · 1,222 m · Last eruption: 2026

Kīlauea Iki is a volcanic crater next to the main summit caldera of Kīlauea on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. Shaped like a pit, the crater existed prior to its most recent eruption, which occurred from 14 November to 19 December 1959. This eruption was notable for several unique phenomena, including the formation of a large lava lake, lava rapids, waves, a lava whirlpool, and a lava fountain whose height set a record in Hawaii. Observers also recorded a two-way circulation of lava between the magma chamber and the surface. Today, Kīlauea Iki is a popular hiking destination within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Churchill

Stratovolcano · 5,005 m · Last eruption: 847

Mount Churchill is a dormant volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field (WVF) of eastern Alaska. Churchill and its neighbor Mount Bona are both ice-covered volcanoes with Churchill having a 2.7-by-4.2-kilometre-wide caldera just east of its summit. There are sparse outcrops of lava flows and tephra, mostly dacite.

Rainier

Stratovolcano · 4,392 m · Last eruption: 1450

Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large, active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. At 14,406 ft (4,391 m) it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington, the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States, and the tallest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

Shasta

Stratovolcano · 4,317 m · Last eruption: 1250

Mount Shasta is a potentially active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 ft (4,322 m), it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles, which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The mountain and surrounding area are part of the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.

Short descriptions: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in United States

How many volcanoes are there in United States?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 165 volcanoes in United States. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in United States is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Churchill at 5,005 m.
When was the last documented eruption in United States?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2026 (Great Sitkin).
Are the volcanoes in United States active?
3 of the 165 volcanoes currently have an eruption report or an elevated alert level. The status is updated continuously from the official sources.
Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?
Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

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Countries with at least 5 volcanoes in the catalogue.

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Sources and data dates

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