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Okmok: eruption history

Elevation1,073 m
TypeShield
Confirmed eruptions18#18 of 165 in country
Latest eruption2008-07-12
Largest VEI6
Location53.43, -168.13

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

By VEI

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

StartVEIEndArea
2008-07-1242008NE caldera floor
1997-02-1131997SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1986-11-1821988SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1983-07-0821983SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1981-03-2431981SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1960-10-1531961SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1958-08-1431958SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1945-06-0421945SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1943-06-161–SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1938-07-02––SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1931-03-2121931Cone A?
1899-07-023–SW part of caldera (Cone A)
1878-07-022–Cone A?
1824-07-02–1830Cone B?
1817-03-0131820Cone E? or B?
1805-07-02––
100 BCE6–Okmok II caldera
6310 BCE4–

Nearby volcanoes

VolcanoDistanceEruptions
Recheschnoi41 km0
Vsevidof50 km3
Bogoslof56 km9
Makushin95 km19
Uliaga116 km0
Kagamil117 km1
Tana128 km0
Cleveland138 km22

Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.