Volcano · United States (Alaska)
Cleveland
Frequent small explosions; remote, watched mostly by satellite.
Status right now
No current reports
Cleveland is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report, the USGS list of volcanoes on alert or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 4 Nov 2026, 22:38 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- United States (Alaska)
- Region
- North America
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 1,730 m (5,676 ft)
- Coordinates
- 52.825° N, 169.944° W
- Smithsonian number
- 311240
- USGS page
- usgs.gov/volcanoes/cleveland
What kind of volcano is it?
Cleveland is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1944 | 3 | 1 | – |
1 significant eruption near Cleveland in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
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