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    Mount Okmok

    Shield volcano · 1,073 m · United States of America

    Mount Okmok
    Photo: J. Reeder. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Okmok sits on the North American Plate, in a subduction zone. 19 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2008.

    Elevation
    1,073 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    North American Plate
    Country
    United States of America
    Last Eruption
    2008
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    19
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    6

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    6,310 BCE · VEI 4100 BCE · VEI 618051817 · VEI 318241878 · VEI 21899 · VEI 31931 · VEI 2193619381943 · VEI 11945 · VEI 21958 · VEI 31960 · VEI 31981 · VEI 31983 · VEI 21986 · VEI 21997 · VEI 32008 · VEI 4 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,310 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata