Volcano profile

Chile / Argentina

San Jose.

Volcano profile for San Jose in Chile / Argentina, 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
6,070 m
Last documented eruption
1960
Coordinates
-33.789°, -69.895°
GVP number
357020

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Chile / Argentina

San Jose

Stratovolcano

Elevation
6,070 m
Last documented eruption
1960
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-33.789°, -69.895°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
357020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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San Jose · Chile / Argentina

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1960Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1959Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18952 Jul 18972Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18892 Jul 18902Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1881Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1838Not available1Confirmed eruption
19 Nov 18222 Jul 18382Confirmed 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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San Jose · No current eruption report · 6,070 m

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Airports

  • Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · SCL · SCEL
    93.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC