Volcanoes of the United States

Lassen Volcanic Center, United States

Stratovolcano · 3,187 m (10,456 ft) · US-California

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

Open the live map with volcanic ash advisories and webcams

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 latest noticeThe observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,187 m (10,456 ft)
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.