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    Mount Shishaldin

    Stratovolcano · 2,857 m · United States of America

    Mount Shishaldin
    Photo: Allan Shimada, NOAA NMFS/OST/AMD. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Shishaldin sits on the North American Plate, in a subduction zone. 51 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2023.

    Elevation
    2,857 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    North American Plate
    Country
    United States of America
    Last Eruption
    2023
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    51
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    7,550 BCE7,050 BCE950177517901824 · VEI 31825 · VEI 21826 · VEI 01827 · VEI 21830 · VEI 31838 · VEI 21842 · VEI 2186518801883 · VEI 218971898 · VEI 21899190119121922 · VEI 2192519271928 · VEI 21929 · VEI 21932 · VEI 21946 · VEI 21948 · VEI 21951 · VEI 21953 · VEI 21955 · VEI 21963 · VEI 21967 · VEI 21975 · VEI 21976 · VEI 21978 · VEI 21979 · VEI 219811986 · VEI 21993 · VEI 21995 · VEI 31997 · VEI 11998 · VEI 11999 · VEI 31999 · VEI 12000 · VEI 12004 · VEI 22008 · VEI 12014 · VEI 12019 · VEI 32023 · VEI 3 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 7,550 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