Volcanoes of the United States: Every Volcano and Eruption on Record

United States’s volcanoes on the map

Colored by when each last erupted; a volcano above normal is drawn larger, in its USGS aviation color.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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US volcanoes above normal now

The alert level and aviation color code each USGS volcano observatory has set, read 15:32 UTC.

Watch / Orange Great SitkinAlaska Volcano Observatory, since 2026-09-23 17:54 UTC · Latest notice
Watch / Orange KilaueaHawaiian Volcano Observatory, since 2026-09-23 18:23 UTC · Latest notice
Advisory / Yellow AhyiUSGS, Northern Mariana Islands, since 2026-09-18 00:41 UTC · Latest notice
Advisory / Yellow ShishaldinAlaska Volcano Observatory, since 2026-09-23 17:54 UTC · Latest notice

The record

Volcanoes: 191
Significant eruptions: 50
Deaths counted: 5,568

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Last known eruption	Significant eruptions	USGS alert
Adams	Stratovolcano	3,742 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Agrigan	Stratovolcano	965 m	1900 to 1963
Ahyi	Submarine volcano	-75 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Advisory / Yellow
Akutan	Stratovolcano	1,303 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Alamagan	Stratovolcano	744 m	AD 1 to 1499
Amak	Stratovolcano	547 m	1700 to 1799
Amukta	Stratovolcano	1,066 m	1964 or later
Anatahan	Stratovolcano	790 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Aniakchak	Caldera	1,341 m	1900 to 1963	1	Normal / Green
Asuncion	Stratovolcano	857 m	1900 to 1963	1
Atka Volcanic Complex	Stratovolcano	1,518 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Augustine	Lava dome	1,218 m	1964 or later	3	Normal / Green
Bachelor	Stratovolcano	2,763 m	BC (Holocene)
Baker	Stratovolcano	3,285 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Bald Knoll	Cinder cone	2,135 m
Baluan	Stratovolcano	254 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Behm Canal-Rudyerd Bay	Cinder cone	500 m
Belknap	Shield volcano	2,095 m	AD 1 to 1499
Big Cave	Shield volcano	1,259 m
Black Butte Crater Lava Field	Cinder cone	1,478 m
Black Peak	Stratovolcano	1,032 m	BC (Holocene)	1
Black Rock Desert	Volcanic field	1,800 m	AD 1 to 1499
Blue Lake Crater	Maar	1,136 m	BC (Holocene)
Bobrof	Stratovolcano	738 m
Bogoslof	Submarine volcano	150 m	1964 or later
Brushy Butte	Shield volcano	1,174 m
Buldir	Stratovolcano	656 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Buzzard Creek	Tuff rings	830 m	BC (Holocene)
Carlisle	Stratovolcano	1,620 m	1800 to 1899
Carrizozo	Cinder cone	1,731 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Central Bismarck Sea	Submarine volcano	-1,300 m	1964 or later
Chagulak	Stratovolcano	1,142 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Chiginagak	Stratovolcano	2,221 m	1964 or later
Churchill	Stratovolcano	5,005 m	AD 1 to 1499	2
Cinnamon Butte	Cinder cone	1,958 m
Clear Lake Volcanic Field	Volcanic field	1,439 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Cleveland	Stratovolcano	1,730 m	1964 or later	1	Normal / Green
Coso Volc Field	Lava dome	2,400 m
Crater Lake	Caldera	2,487 m	BC (Holocene)		Normal / Green
Craters of the Moon	Cinder cone	2,005 m	BC (Holocene)
Dana	Stratovolcano	1,354 m	BC (Holocene)
Davidof	Stratovolcano	328 m
Davis Lake	Volcanic field	2,163 m	BC (Holocene)
Denison	Stratovolcano	2,287 m
Devils Garden	Volcanic field	1,698 m
Diamond Craters	Volcanic field	1,435 m
Dotsero	Maar	2,230 m	BC (Holocene)
Douglas	Stratovolcano	2,140 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Duncan Canal	Unknown	15 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Dutton	Stratovolcano	1,465 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Eagle Lake Field	Fissure vent	1,652 m
East Diamante	Submarine volcano	-127 m	1964 or later
Edgecumbe	Stratovolcano	970 m	BC (Holocene)		Normal / Green
Emmons Lake Volcanic Center	Caldera	1,534 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Esmeralda Bank	Submarine volcano	-74 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Espenberg	Volcanic field	243 m	BC (Holocene)
Farallon de Pajaros	Stratovolcano	337 m	1964 or later
Fisher	Stratovolcano	1,112 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Forecast Seamount	Submarine volcano	-1,456 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Four Craters Lava Field	Volcanic field	1,501 m
Fourpeaked	Stratovolcano	2,105 m
Frosty	Stratovolcano	1,728 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Gareloi	Stratovolcano	1,573 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Glacier Peak	Stratovolcano	3,213 m	1700 to 1799		Normal / Green
Golden Trout Creek	Volcanic field	2,886 m	BC (Holocene)
Gordon	Cinder cone	2,755 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Great Sitkin	Stratovolcano	1,740 m	1964 or later		Watch / Orange
Griggs	Stratovolcano	2,317 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Guguan	Stratovolcano	287 m	1800 to 1899
Haleakala	Shield volcano	3,055 m	1700 to 1799		Normal / Green
Hayes	Stratovolcano	3,034 m	AD 1 to 1499
Hell's Half Acre	Shield volcano	1,632 m	BC (Holocene)
Herbert	Stratovolcano	1,280 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Hood	Stratovolcano	3,426 m	1800 to 1899	2	Normal / Green
Hualalai	Shield volcano	2,523 m	1800 to 1899	2	Normal / Green
Iliamna	Stratovolcano	3,053 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Imuruk Lake	Shield volcano	610 m	AD 1 to 1499
Imuruk Lake	Shield volcano	610 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Indian Heaven	Shield volcano	1,806 m	BC (Holocene)
Ingakslugwat Hills	Cinder cone	190 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Inyo Craters	Lava dome	2,629 m	AD 1 to 1499
Isanotski	Stratovolcano	2,446 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Jefferson	Stratovolcano	3,199 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Jordan Craters	Volcanic field	1,473 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Kagamil	Stratovolcano	893 m	1900 to 1963
Kaguyak	Stratovolcano	901 m	BC (Holocene)
Kama'ehuakanaloa	Submarine volcano	-975 m	1964 or later
Kanaga	Stratovolcano	1,307 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Kasatochi	Stratovolcano	314 m	1964 or later	1
Kasuga 2	Submarine volcano	-274 m
Katmai	Stratovolcano	2,047 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Kialagvik	Stratovolcano	1,677 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Kilauea	Shield volcano	1,222 m	1964 or later	16	Watch / Orange
Kiska	Stratovolcano	1,220 m	1964 or later
Koniuji	Stratovolcano	273 m
Kookooligit Mountains	Shield volcano	673 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Korovin	Stratovolcano(es)	1,518 m	1964 or later
Kukak	Stratovolcano	2,043 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Kupreanof	Stratovolcano	1,895 m	1964 or later
Lassen Volcanic Center	Stratovolcano	3,187 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Lavic Lake	Volcanic field	1,495 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Little Sitkin	Stratovolcano	1,174 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Mageik	Stratovolcano	2,165 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Makushin	Stratovolcano	1,800 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Malumalu	Stratovolcano	-145 m
Mammoth Mountain	Cinder cone	3,369 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Mariana Back-Arc Segment at 15.5°N	Submarine	-4,100 m	1964 or later
Markagunt Plateau	Volcanic field	2,840 m	AD 1 to 1499
Martin	Stratovolcano	1,863 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Maug Islands	Stratovolcano	227 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Mauna Kea	Shield volcano	4,205 m	BC (Holocene)		Normal / Green
Mauna Loa	Shield volcano	4,170 m	1964 or later	3	Normal / Green
Medicine Lake	Shield volcano	2,412 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Moffett	Stratovolcano	1,196 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Mono Lake Volcanic Field	Cinder cone	2,121 m	1700 to 1799		Normal / Green
Mono-Inyo Craters	Lava dome	2,796 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Newberry	Shield volcano	2,434 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Novarupta	Caldera	841 m	1900 to 1963	1	Normal / Green
NW Eifuku	Submarine volcano	-1,535 m
NW Rota-1	Submarine volcano	-517 m	1964 or later
Ofu-Olosega	Shield volcano	639 m	1800 to 1899	1	Normal / Green
Okmok	Shield volcano	1,073 m	1964 or later	2	Normal / Green
Pagan	Stratovolcano	570 m	1964 or later
Pavlof	Stratovolcano	2,493 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Pavlof Sister	Stratovolcano	2,142 m	1700 to 1799
Rainier	Stratovolcano	4,392 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Recheschnoi	Stratovolcano	1,984 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Red Hill	Volcanic field	2,300 m	BC (Holocene)
Redoubt	Stratovolcano	3,108 m	1964 or later	2	Normal / Green
Roundtop	Stratovolcano	1,871 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Ruby	Submarine volcano	-174 m	1900 to 1963
Salton Buttes	Cinder cone	-40 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
San Francisco Volcanic Field	Cinder cone	3,850 m	AD 1 to 1499
Sand Mountain Field	Cinder cone	1,664 m	BC (Holocene)
Sanford	Shield volcano	4,949 m
Santa Clara	Volcanic field	1,465 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Sarigan	Stratovolcano	538 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Seamount X	Submarine volcano	-1,230 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Seguam	Stratovolcano	1,054 m	1964 or later
Segula	Stratovolcano	1,160 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Semisopochnoi	Stratovolcano	1,221 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Sergief	Stratovolcano	560 m
Shasta	Stratovolcano	4,317 m	1700 to 1799		Normal / Green
Shishaldin	Stratovolcano	2,857 m	1964 or later	2	Advisory / Yellow
Snowy Mountain	Stratovolcano	2,162 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Soda Lakes	Lava dome	1,251 m	Quaternary; the only known Holocene activity is hydrothermal
South Sarigan Seamount	Submarine	-184 m	1964 or later
South Sister	Complex volcano	3,157 m	BC (Holocene)
Spurr	Stratovolcano	3,374 m	1964 or later	1	Normal / Green
Squaw Ridge Field	Volcanic field	1,711 m
St. Helens	Stratovolcano	2,549 m	1964 or later	3	Normal / Green
St. Michael	Shield volcano	715 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
St. Paul Island	Shield	203 m	BC (Holocene)
Steller	Unknown	2,279 m
Stepovak Bay 2	Cinder cone	1,323 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Stepovak Bay 3	Cinder cone	1,555 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Stepovak Bay 4	Stratovolcano	1,557 m
Stepovak Bay Group	Volcanic field	1,633 m
Supply Reef	Submarine volcano	-8 m	1964 or later
Ta'u	Shield volcano	931 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Takawangha	Stratovolcano	1,449 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Tana	Stratovolcanoes	1,170 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Tanaga	Stratovolcano	1,806 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Three Sisters	Complex volcano	3,159 m	AD 1 to 1499		Normal / Green
Tlevak Strait-Suemez Island	Volcanic field	50 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Trident	Stratovolcano	1,864 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Tumble Buttes	Cinder cone	2,191 m
Twin Buttes	Cinder cone	1,631 m
Ubehebe Craters	Maar	752 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption		Normal / Green
Ugashik-Peulik	Stratovolcano	1,474 m	1800 to 1899		Normal / Green
Uinkaret Field	Volcanic field	1,555 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Ukinrek Maars	Maar	91 m	1964 or later		Normal / Green
Uliaga	Stratovolcano	888 m
Unnamed	Submarine volcano	0 m	1964 or later
Unnamed	Submarine volcano	-3,000 m
Unnamed	Submarine volcano	-4,000 m	1900 to 1963
Unnamed	Submarine volcano?		An uncertain Holocene eruption
Unnamed	Submarine volcano?		An uncertain Holocene eruption
Unnamed	Lava dome	402 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Vailulu'u	Submarine volcano	-592 m
Veniaminof	Stratovolcano	2,507 m	1964 or later	1	Normal / Green
Vsevidof	Stratovolcano	2,149 m	1800 to 1899	1
Wapi Lava Field	Shield volcano	1,597 m	BC (Holocene)
West Crater	Volcanic field	1,329 m	BC (Holocene)
Westdahl	Stratovolcano	1,563 m	1964 or later	1	Normal / Green
Wrangell	Shield volcano	4,278 m	1900 to 1963		Normal / Green
Yantarni	Stratovolcano	1,345 m	BC (Holocene)
Yellowstone	Caldera	2,805 m	BC (Holocene)	1	Normal / Green
Yunaska	Shield volcano	550 m	1900 to 1963
Zealandia Bank	Stratovolcano	0 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption	1
Zuni-Bandera	Volcanic field	2,550 m	BC (Holocene)

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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.