Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Descabezado Grande in Chile, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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Chile
Stratovolcano
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Profile
Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1932 | 2 Jul 1933 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
Active volcanoes
Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.
QuakeMap24
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.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0
