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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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
16 Nov 200913 Oct 20141Confirmed eruption
12 Jan 200921 Mar 20091Confirmed eruption
13 Jan 200813 Jan 20081Confirmed eruption
25 Sep 200616 Dec 20061Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 200624 Mar 20061Confirmed eruption
8 Apr 19968 Apr 19961Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 199416 Oct 19942Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 199216 Sep 19930Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 199216 Mar 19921Confirmed eruption
6 Mar 199116 Sep 19911Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 198716 Jun 19902Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 198116 May 19811Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 198026 Dec 19801Confirmed eruption
12 Sep 198012 Sep 19801Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 197916 Jan 19801Confirmed eruption
22 Sep 197816 Dec 19781Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 197715 Jun 19782Confirmed eruption
16 May 197716 Jul 19771Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 197616 Nov 19762Confirmed eruption
11 Sep 197416 Feb 19752Confirmed eruption
9 Feb 19728 Sep 19732Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1970Not available1Confirmed eruption
3 May 19693 Jun 19692Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1968Not available1Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 1967Not available1Confirmed eruption
25 Dec 196416 Mar 19652Confirmed eruption
23 May 19632 Jul 19632Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19583 Jul 19612Confirmed eruption
23 Mar 195225 Dec 19572Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19482 Jul 19511Confirmed eruption
4 Nov 1946Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19412 Jul 19461Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19322 Jul 19341?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1929Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1925Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1916Not available2Confirmed eruption
8 Oct 191415 May 19152Confirmed eruption
30 May 1914Not available2Confirmed eruption
12 Sep 191014 Oct 19101Confirmed eruption
25 Jan 191016 Feb 19102Confirmed eruption
29 Dec 189831 Dec 19071Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1895Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 18882 Jul 18911Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1880Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1879Not available1Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1860Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1838Not available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1834Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1828Not available1Confirmed eruption
1747Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1280Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
210Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
760 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3950 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5590 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7620 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7920 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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

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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: 2026-11-13

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

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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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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC