Volcano in United States
Augustine volcano: eruption status today
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No eruption of Augustine is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1883 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Augustine: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 1883
- Elevation
- 1,218 m 3,996 ft
- Type
- Lava dome
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 70 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Anchorage 284 km NE
Is Augustine erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Augustine right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1883. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Augustine
USGS located 70 earthquakes within 50 km of Augustine in the past 30 days, 16 of them in the last week. The largest was M3.1 on Oct 23, 2026, 49 km ENE of the summit at 93 km depth.
3 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 19:41 UTC | M1.7 | 36 km NE | 100 km | 60 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 23, 19:10 UTC | M3.1 | 49 km ENE | 93 km | 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 23, 04:27 UTC | M2.4 | 19 km SW | 121 km | 59 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska |
| Oct 21, 13:11 UTC | M1.7 | 33 km E | 79 km | 53 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 21, 09:48 UTC | M0.6 | 0 km NNW | 0 km | 60 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 21, 09:06 UTC | M2.1 | 25 km SSW | 109 km | 66 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska |
| Oct 20, 19:20 UTC | M2.1 | 31 km ESE | 74 km | 61 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 20, 01:44 UTC | M1.9 | 50 km ENE | 75 km | 41 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 20, 00:47 UTC | M2.0 | 37 km E | 77 km | 50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 23:57 UTC | M1.8 | 36 km E | 81 km | 51 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 09:57 UTC | M2.0 | 34 km SSE | 70 km | 77 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 09:50 UTC | M2.0 | 39 km ENE | 78 km | 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 08:56 UTC | M2.0 | 41 km SW | 116 km | 58 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 03:15 UTC | M1.6 | 30 km ENE | 103 km | 60 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 19, 03:00 UTC | M1.7 | 49 km SW | 116 km | 63 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska |
| Oct 18, 23:53 UTC | M1.4 | 32 km N | 125 km | 39 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 18, 21:38 UTC | M1.4 | 46 km N | 134 km | 38 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 18, 07:34 UTC | M1.7 | 44 km NNE | 107 km | 50 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 18, 06:51 UTC | M2.7 | 40 km E | 80 km | 46 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 16, 13:16 UTC | M2.1 | 33 km NE | 100 km | 66 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska |
| Oct 16, 12:37 UTC | M2.7 | 8 km WNW | 116 km | 54 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 16, 12:19 UTC | M1.4 | 38 km N | 111 km | 43 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 16, 03:30 UTC | M2.1 | 44 km N | 122 km | 31 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 15, 08:44 UTC | M2.8 | 43 km NNE | 109 km | 57 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
| Oct 15, 08:44 UTC | M2.4 | 44 km NNE | 115 km | 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska |
About Augustine
Augustine is a lava dome in Alaska-SW, United States, rising to 1,218 m (3,996 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Lava domes grow from thick, sticky lava; collapsing domes can send fast pyroclastic flows down the slopes.
The volcano is remote: the nearest city in our list is Anchorage, 284 km away.
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC), 277 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
| Airport | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC) | 277 km | NE |
Other volcanoes in United States
United States has 58 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 2 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Iliamna, 77 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.