Volcanoes of the United States

Pavlof, United States

Stratovolcano · 2,493 m (8,179 ft) · Alaska Peninsula

Pavlof is a stratovolcano in the United States, 2,493 m (8,179 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Pavlof on the map

Pavlof 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: High Threat.

Normal / Green Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Pavlof at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2026-01-23 21:37 UTC.

AVO Pavlof GREEN/NORMAL - Seismic activity decreased to background levels. Aviation Color Code and Volcano Alert Level lowered to GREEN/NORMAL on January 21.

The latest noticeThe observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,493 m (8,179 ft)
Region
Alaska Peninsula
Summit
55.417° N, 161.894° W
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
312030

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 PavlofVolcanic 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.