Volcano profile

Chile / Argentina

Maipo.

Volcano profile for Maipo 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
Caldera
Elevation
5,323 m
Last documented eruption
1912
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-34.164°, -69.832°
GVP number
357021

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No current eruption report

Chile / Argentina

Maipo

Caldera

Elevation
5,323 m
Last documented eruption
1912
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-34.164°, -69.832°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
357021
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Maipo · Chile / Argentina

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1912Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1908Not available2Uncertain eruption
28 Oct 190530 Oct 19052Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1881Not available—Uncertain eruption
24 Aug 1869Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1837Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1835Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1833Not available2?Uncertain eruption
16 Feb 1831Not available2?Uncertain eruption
26 Sep 1829Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 1826Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1822Not available—Uncertain eruption
1788Not available—Uncertain 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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Maipo · No current eruption report · 5,323 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC