Volcanoes of the United States

Haleakala, United States

Shield volcano · 3,055 m (10,023 ft) · Hawaiian Is

Haleakala is a shield volcano in the United States, 3,055 m (10,023 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Haleakala on the map

Haleakala 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 17:46 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Normal / Green Hawaiian Volcano Observatory rates Haleakala at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2026-09-03 18:41 UTC.

HVO Haleakala GREEN/NORMAL - No activity of concern for Haleakalā.

The latest noticeThe observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
3,055 m (10,023 ft)
Region
Hawaiian Is
Summit
20.708° N, 156.250° W
Last known eruption
1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
332060

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 HaleakalaVolcanic 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.