Volcanoes of the United States

Aniakchak, United States

Caldera · 1,341 m (4,400 ft) · Alaska Peninsula

Aniakchak is a caldera in the United States, 1,341 m (4,400 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Aniakchak on the map

Aniakchak 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 22:38 UTC. USGS threat ranking: High Threat.

Normal / Green Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Aniakchak at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2026-05-05 22:31 UTC.

AVO Aniakchak GREEN/NORMAL - Port Heiden Receive Facility repairs have sufficiently restored power, moving monitoring status of Aniakchak Volcano from UNASSIGNED to GREEN/NORMAL

The latest noticeThe observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Caldera
Elevation
1,341 m (4,400 ft)
Region
Alaska Peninsula
Summit
56.880° N, 158.170° W
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
312090

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near AniakchakVolcanic 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.