Lassen Volcanic Center, United States
Lassen Volcanic Center is a stratovolcano in the United States, 3,187 m (10,456 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records no significant eruption here.
Lassen Volcanic Center on the map
Lassen Volcanic Center 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
Now
From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 04:33 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Very High Threat.
Normal / Green California Volcano Observatory rates Lassen Volcanic Center at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2009-11-18 16:05 UTC.
CALVO Lassen Volcanic Center GREEN/NORMAL - Information Statement for the November 2 through 10, 2009, Lassen Peak swarm activity
The volcano
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3,187 m (10,456 ft)
- Country
- United States
- Region
- US-California
- Summit
- 40.492° N, 121.508° W
- Last known eruption
- 1900 to 1963
- Holocene activity known from
- Historical
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 323080
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 Lassen Volcanic CenterAsh advisories and webcams 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.