Volcanoes of the United States

Little Sitkin, United States

Stratovolcano · 1,174 m (3,852 ft) · Aleutian Is

Little Sitkin is a stratovolcano in the United States, 1,174 m (3,852 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Little Sitkin on the map

Little Sitkin 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 19:00 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Normal / Green Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Little Sitkin at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2022-07-14 22:40 UTC.

AVO Little Sitkin GREEN/NORMAL - Aviation Color Code and Alert Level changed to GREEN/NORMAL due to upgraded communications link

The latest noticeThe observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,174 m (3,852 ft)
Region
Aleutian Is
Summit
51.950° N, 178.543° E
Last known eruption
1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
311050

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 Little SitkinVolcanic 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.