Volcano profile

Panama

Baru.

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

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,474 m
Last documented eruption
1550
Coordinates
8.808°, -82.543°
GVP number
346010

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No current eruption report

Panama

Baru

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,474 m
Last documented eruption
1550
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
8.808°, -82.543°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
346010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Baru · Panama

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1550Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1340Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1130Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
710Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
260Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1270 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7420 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
9280 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Baru · No current eruption report · 3,474 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Enrique Malek International AirportPanama · DAV · MPDA
    48.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportPanama · BOC · MPBO
    67.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    72.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Nearby places

La ConcepciónPanama · 33.6 km

DavidPanama · 44.1 km

PedregalPanama · 49.5 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

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: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC