Volcano profile

Costa Rica

Poas.

Volcano profile for Poas in Costa Rica, 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
2,697 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
10.2°, -84.233°
GVP number
345040

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No current eruption report

Costa Rica

Poas

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,697 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
10.2°, -84.233°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
345040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Poas · Costa Rica

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
5 Jan 2025Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 20235 May 20241Confirmed eruption
2 Aug 202311 Aug 20231Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 20226 Apr 20221Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 201930 Sep 20192Confirmed eruption
25 May 201825 May 2018—Confirmed eruption
12 Apr 20176 Nov 20171Confirmed eruption
5 Jun 201616 Aug 20161Confirmed 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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Poas · No current eruption report · 2,697 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Juan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica · SJO · MROC
    23.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tobías Bolaños International AirportCosta Rica · SYQ · MRPV
    28.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • La Fortuna Arenal AirportCosta Rica · FON · MRAN
    48.3 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

AlajuelaCosta Rica · 20.4 km

Mercedes NorteCosta Rica · 24.3 km

San FranciscoCosta Rica · 25.7 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrakatauIndonesiaCaldera · 285 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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