Volcano profile

Costa Rica

Rincon de la Vieja.

A current eruption report is available for Rincon de la Vieja in Costa Rica. This page combines official reports, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Eruption reported
Volcano type
Volcanic complex
Elevation
1,729 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Coordinates
10.8314°, -85.3364°
GVP number
345020

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Eruption reported

Costa Rica

Rincon de la Vieja

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,729 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Eruption reported

Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
10.8314°, -85.3364°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
345020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Rincon de la Vieja · Costa Rica

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
28 Jun 202122 Oct 20242Confirmed eruption
30 Jan 202013 Dec 20202Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 201811 Jun 20191Confirmed eruption
23 May 201715 Mar 20181Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 20151 May 20161Confirmed eruption
17 Sep 201424 Oct 20141Confirmed eruption
17 Oct 201217 Oct 20121Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 201214 Apr 20121Confirmed 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.

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Volcano at a glance

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Rincon de la Vieja · Eruption reported · 1,729 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Daniel Oduber Quirós International AirportCosta Rica · LIR · MRLB
    34.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Omtepe AirportNicaragua · MNOM
    86.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • La Fortuna Arenal AirportCosta Rica · FON · MRAN
    92.0 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

LiberiaCosta Rica · 24.5 km

San JoséCosta Rica · 25.7 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC