GVP volcano 311020 · no holder yet
Kiska
Kiska is a 1,220 m stratovolcano in the United States, last erupted in 1990.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,220 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 1990
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1962
- Eruptions
- 4 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 52.10°N 177.60°E · United States
- Region
- Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 311020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.