Volcano in Chile

Nevados de Chillan volcano: eruption status today

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Nevados de Chillan is active now: NASA lists an open volcanic activity event (latest report Jun 15, 2026) 5 satellite hot spots within 10 km. 0 earthquakes within 50 km in the past 7 days.

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

Status now
Active (NASA EONET) latest report Jun 15, 2026
Last eruption
1964 or later
Elevation
3,180 m 10,434 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
5 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Chillán 71 km WNW

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Is Nevados de Chillan erupting right now?

NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) has an open volcanic event for Nevados de Chillan, last updated Jun 15, 2026 (133 days ago). EONET opens an event when agencies such as the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program report eruptive activity or unrest, and closes it when activity ends.

NASA FIRMS shows 5 thermal hot spots within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 7.6 MW fire radiative power). Hot spots on a volcano can be lava, a glowing vent or ordinary vegetation fires; satellites cannot tell them apart on their own.

Earthquakes near Nevados de Chillan

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Nevados de Chillan 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 Nevados de Chillan

Nevados de Chillan is a stratovolcano in Chile-C, Chile, rising to 3,180 m (10,434 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 Chillán, about 71 km WNW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Santiago (SCL), 390 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.

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

AirportDistanceDirection
Santiago (SCL)390 kmN

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Chile has 26 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Copahue, 111 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.