Volcano in Chile
Monte Burney volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Monte Burney is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Monte Burney: 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
- Elevation
- 1,758 m 5,768 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
- Punta Arenas 192 km ESE
Is Monte Burney erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Monte Burney right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. 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 Monte Burney
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Monte Burney 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 Monte Burney
Monte Burney is a stratovolcano in Chile-S, Chile, rising to 1,758 m (5,768 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 Punta Arenas, about 192 km ESE of the summit.
- Punta Arenas (192 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Santiago, 2116 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.
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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.