Volcano in Argentina
Pular volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Pular is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Pular: 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
- 6,233 m 20,450 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Calama 212 km NNW
Is Pular erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Pular 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 Pular
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Pular in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.2 on Oct 15, 2026, 35 km SSE of the summit at 121 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 13:29 UTC | M4.2 | 35 km SSE | 121 km | 169 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina |
About Pular
Pular is a stratovolcano in Argentina, rising to 6,233 m (20,450 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 Calama, about 212 km NNW of the summit; 1 other city lie within 250 km.
- Calama (212 km)
- Antofagasta (246 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Santiago, 1057 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 Argentina
Argentina has 4 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Lascar, 97 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.