Volcanoes of the United States

Ubehebe Craters, United States

Maar · 752 m (2,467 ft) · US-California

Ubehebe Craters is a maar in the United States, 752 m (2,467 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Ubehebe Craters on the map

Ubehebe Craters 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 21:29 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Normal / Green California Volcano Observatory rates Ubehebe Craters at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Maar
Elevation
752 m (2,467 ft)
Region
US-California
Summit
37.020° N, 117.450° W
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
323160

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 Ubehebe CratersVolcanic 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.