Kiska, United States

Stratovolcano · 1,220 m (4,003 ft) · Aleutian Is

Kiska is a stratovolcano in the United States, 1,220 m (4,003 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Kiska on the map

Kiska 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 15:32 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

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

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1,220 m (4,003 ft)
Country: United States
Region: Aleutian Is
Summit: 52.103° N, 177.602° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 311020

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 Kiska Volcanic 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.