Volcano profile

Chile

Taapaca.

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

Live mapAll volcanoes
Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Volcanic complex
Elevation
5,860 m
Last documented eruption
320 BCE
Coordinates
-18.1°, -69.5°
GVP number
355011

Live map

Live map around Taapaca

Satellites & ash clouds

Map options

Airports and nuclear plants provide geographic context. Being in or near an area does not establish closure, damage or a specific hazard.

Loading …

50 km · Live ADS-B
Loading live aircraft …
No current eruption report

Chile

Taapaca

Volcanic complex

Elevation
5,860 m
Last documented eruption
320 BCE
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-18.1°, -69.5°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
355011
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

Profile

Taapaca · Chile

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
320 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1580 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1860 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2400 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2950 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4620 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5490 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7900 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

QuakeMap24

Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Taapaca · No current eruption report · 5,860 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportPeru · TCQ · SPTN
    82.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chacalluta International AirportChile · ARI · SCAR
    92.8 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

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

QuakeMap24

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.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC