Volcano in Chile

Calbuco volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Calbuco is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 2015 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Calbuco: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.

Status now
No open report
Last eruption
1900–1963 last significant: 2015
Elevation
1,974 m 6,477 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Puerto Montt 31 km WSW

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Is Calbuco erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Calbuco right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2015. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.

No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).

Earthquakes near Calbuco

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Calbuco in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.

About Calbuco

Calbuco is a stratovolcano in Chile-S, Chile, rising to 1,974 m (6,477 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.

The nearest large town is Puerto Montt, about 31 km WSW of the summit; 2 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Santiago, 897 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.

Other volcanoes in Chile

Chile has 26 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 1 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Puyehue-Cordon Caulle, 92 km away.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.