1900 BC Eruption of Black Peak

Name: 1900 BC Eruption of Black Peak
Location: Black Peak, United States

1900 BC · VEI 6

Black Peak in the United States erupted in 1900 BC with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6.

Where it erupted

Black Peak, United States.

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The eruption

Date: 1900 BC
Volcano: Black Peak, stratovolcano
Country: United States
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 6, paroxysmal (eruption column over 25 km)
Location: 56.552° N, 158.785° W

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Major explosive eruption associated with caldera collapse.

Every eruption in 1900 BC The 1900s BC Black Peak Earthquakes near Black Peak

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. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5235.