Volcano in United States
Mount Hood volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Mount Hood is being reported right now Last eruption: 1800–1899; last significant eruption 1980 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Mount Hood: 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
- 1800–1899 last significant: 1980
- Elevation
- 3,426 m 11,241 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 6 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Gresham 59 km WNW
Is Mount Hood erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Mount Hood right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1800–1899, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1980. 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 Mount Hood
USGS located 6 earthquakes within 50 km of Mount Hood in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M1.4 on Oct 5, 2026, 1 km WNW of the summit at 0 km depth.
6 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 13, 19:46 UTC | M0.8 | 2 km WNW | -2 km | 9 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon |
| Oct 8, 01:45 UTC | M0.4 | 4 km S | 5 km | 6 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon |
| Oct 5, 18:24 UTC | M1.4 | 1 km WNW | 0 km | 9 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon |
| Sep 26, 18:06 UTC | M0.2 | 0 km WNW | -1 km | 9 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon |
| Sep 26, 06:27 UTC | M1.1 | 6 km S | 5 km | 4 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon |
| Sep 26, 06:01 UTC | M1.2 | 6 km S | 5 km | 4 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon |
About Mount Hood
Mount Hood is a stratovolcano in Oregon, United States, rising to 3,426 m (11,241 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Gresham, about 59 km WNW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Gresham (59 km) earthquakes nearby
- Oregon City (71 km) earthquakes nearby
- Lake Oswego (76 km) earthquakes nearby
- Portland (78 km) earthquakes nearby
- Vancouver, WA (81 km) earthquakes nearby
- Tualatin (84 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
2 major airports are within 400 km; the closest is Portland (PDX), 74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portland (PDX) | 74 km | WNW |
| Seattle–Tacoma (SEA) | 236 km | NNW |
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 Mount St. Helens, 99 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.