Volcano profile

Costa Rica

Irazu.

Volcano profile for Irazu 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
3,436 m
Last documented eruption
1977
Coordinates
9.979°, -83.852°
GVP number
345060

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Costa Rica

Irazu

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,436 m
Last documented eruption
1977
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
9.979°, -83.852°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
345060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Irazu · Costa Rica

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
8 Dec 19948 Dec 19942Uncertain eruption
3 Mar 1977Not available1Confirmed eruption
13 Mar 196313 Feb 19653Confirmed eruption
18 May 193916 Feb 19402Confirmed eruption
22 Mar 193325 Jul 19332Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1930Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 192826 May 19282Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 192416 Apr 19242Confirmed 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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Irazu · No current eruption report · 3,436 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tobías Bolaños International AirportCosta Rica · SYQ · MRPV
    31.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Juan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica · SJO · MROC
    39.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aerotortuguero AirportCosta Rica · MRAO
    55.8 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

CartagoCosta Rica · 14.8 km

ParaísoCosta Rica · 15.7 km

IpísCosta Rica · 18.3 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, 2:23 PM UTC