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Wrangell volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Wrangell is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Wrangell: 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
- 1900–1963
- Elevation
- 4,278 m 14,036 ft
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 17 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Anchorage 323 km WSW
Is Wrangell erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Wrangell right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. 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 Wrangell
USGS located 17 earthquakes within 50 km of Wrangell in the past 30 days, 3 of them in the last week. The largest was M1.6 on Oct 21, 2026, 30 km SE of the summit at 11 km depth.
7 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 24, 14:58 UTC | M0.9 | 29 km NNW | 5 km | 42 km SE of Chistochina, Alaska |
| Oct 22, 02:14 UTC | M0.3 | 9 km ENE | 21 km | 57 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska |
| Oct 21, 01:55 UTC | M1.6 | 30 km SE | 11 km | 57 km NW of McCarthy, Alaska |
| Oct 17, 16:48 UTC | M1.0 | 16 km E | 5 km | 56 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska |
| Oct 17, 16:11 UTC | M1.4 | 10 km W | 10 km | 49 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 10, 19:07 UTC | M0.4 | 8 km SSW | 7 km | 50 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska |
| Oct 9, 09:14 UTC | M-0.5 | 5 km SSE | 9 km | 55 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska |
| Oct 7, 08:15 UTC | M-0.2 | 9 km S | 4 km | 49 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 08:29 UTC | M-0.6 | 11 km WSW | 6 km | 48 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 08:27 UTC | M-0.6 | 11 km WSW | 6 km | 48 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 08:21 UTC | M0.8 | 10 km W | 14 km | 50 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 08:20 UTC | M1.5 | 11 km W | 13 km | 48 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 01:08 UTC | M-0.1 | 7 km W | 17 km | 53 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 01:05 UTC | M-0.3 | 8 km WNW | 16 km | 54 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 01:02 UTC | M-0.1 | 5 km NW | 15 km | 56 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Oct 6, 00:56 UTC | M-0.4 | 5 km W | 12 km | 54 km NE of Kenny Lake, Alaska |
| Sep 26, 23:26 UTC | M1.3 | 9 km SSW | 16 km | 49 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska |
About Wrangell
Wrangell is a shield volcano in Alaska-E, United States, rising to 4,278 m (14,036 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Shield volcanoes have broad, gentle slopes built by fluid lava flows; eruptions are usually effusive (lava fountains and flows) rather than explosive.
The volcano is remote: the nearest city in our list is Anchorage, 323 km away.
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Ted Stevens Anchorage (ANC), 329 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) | 329 km | WSW |
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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.