Volcanoes of the United States

Maug Islands, United States

Stratovolcano · 227 m (745 ft) · Mariana Is-C Pacific

Maug Islands is a stratovolcano in the United States, 227 m (745 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Maug Islands on the map

Maug Islands 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: Low Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned USGS, Northern Mariana Islands rates Maug Islands at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
227 m (745 ft)
Region
Mariana Is-C Pacific
Summit
20.020° N, 145.220° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Fumarolic
Smithsonian volcano number
284143

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 Maug IslandsVolcanic 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.