Volcano in Chile

Planchon-Peteroa volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Planchon-Peteroa is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Planchon-Peteroa: 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
1964 or later
Elevation
3,977 m 13,049 ft
Type
Caldera
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Curicó 67 km WNW

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Is Planchon-Peteroa erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Planchon-Peteroa right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later. 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 Planchon-Peteroa

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Planchon-Peteroa 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 Planchon-Peteroa

Planchon-Peteroa is a caldera in Chile-C, Chile, rising to 3,977 m (13,049 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

A caldera is a large collapse depression left after a major eruption; activity can range from small steam blasts to rare, very large eruptions.

The nearest large town is Curicó, about 67 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), 204 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)204 kmN

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 Descabezado Grande, 43 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.