Ta'u, United States
Ta'u is a shield volcano in the United States, 931 m (3,054 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.
Ta'u on the map
Ta'u 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 15:32 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Low Threat.
Normal / Green Hawaiian Volcano Observatory rates Ta'u at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2026-09-03 18:56 UTC.
HVO Ta'u Island GREEN/NORMAL - No activity of concern for Taʻū Island
The volcano
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 931 m (3,054 ft)
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Samoa-SW Pacific
- Summit
- 14.230° S, 169.454° W
- Last known eruption
- Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
- Holocene activity known from
- Holocene
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 244001
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 Ta'uVolcanic 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.