Volcanoes of the United States

Amak, United States

Stratovolcano · 547 m (1,795 ft) · Aleutian Is

Amak is a stratovolcano in the United States, 547 m (1,795 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Amak on the map

Amak and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 20:38 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Amak at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Region
Aleutian Is
Summit
55.418° N, 163.147° W
Last known eruption
1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
311390

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near AmakVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.