Volcano profile

Mexico

Popocatepetl.

Volcano profile for Popocatepetl in Mexico, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,393 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
19.023°, -98.622°
GVP number
341090

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No current eruption report

Mexico

Popocatepetl

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,393 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
19.023°, -98.622°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
341090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Popocatepetl · Mexico

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
9 Jan 2005Uncertain dating18 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
26 May 200426 May 20042Confirmed eruption
5 Mar 199622 Nov 20033Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 19945 Oct 19952Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 194716 Feb 19471Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19422 Jul 19431Confirmed eruption
23 Jan 1933Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1925Uncertain dating2 Jul 19272Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Popocatepetl · No current eruption report · 5,393 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hermanos Serdán International AirportMexico · PBC · MMPB
    30.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico · MEX · MMMX
    65.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Felipe Ángeles International AirportMexico · NLU · MMSM
    90.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

Ozumba de AlzateMexico · 18.3 km

Amecameca de JuárezMexico · 18.9 km

AtlixcoMexico · 23.3 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC