Volcano profile

Chile

Villarrica.

Volcano profile for Villarrica in Chile, 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
2,847 m
Last documented eruption
2025
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 3 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-39.42°, -71.93°
GVP number
357120

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No current eruption report

Chile

Villarrica

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,847 m
Last documented eruption
2025
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-39.42°, -71.93°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
357120
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Villarrica · Chile

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
21 Feb 202613 Mar 2026—Uncertain eruption
2 Dec 201419 Apr 20253Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 201329 Jul 20131Confirmed eruption
14 Nov 201214 Nov 20121Uncertain eruption
22 Nov 200920 Apr 20121Confirmed eruption
29 Jan 200924 Mar 20091Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 2008Not available1Confirmed eruption
5 Aug 200424 Dec 20071Confirmed eruption
23 May 200325 Mar 20041Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 199816 Jun 20021Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 199616 Aug 19971Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1996Not available1Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 19952 Jun 19951Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 199430 Dec 19941Confirmed eruption
11 Sep 199216 Dec 19921Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 199117 Sep 19912Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 198418 Nov 19852Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 198316 Oct 19831Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 198024 Sep 19802Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 197730 Jan 19771Confirmed eruption
29 Oct 197121 Feb 19722Confirmed eruption
2 Mar 196421 Apr 19642Confirmed eruption
25 Feb 196321 Sep 19633?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1961Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1960Not available1?Uncertain eruption
6 Nov 195821 Dec 19591Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 195616 Nov 19561Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1950Not available—Uncertain eruption
9 Oct 19483 Feb 19493Confirmed eruption
10 Apr 1948Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1947Not available1Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 19381 Feb 19392Confirmed eruption
11 Feb 1938Not available1?Uncertain eruption
1 Dec 193527 Jun 19361?Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 193318 Jan 19332Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 1929Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19272 Jul 19282Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 192227 Nov 19222Confirmed eruption
10 Dec 1921Not available2?Uncertain eruption
10 Dec 192013 Dec 19202Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1919Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19152 Jul 19181Confirmed eruption
19 Aug 19092 Jul 19102Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 190812 Dec 19082Confirmed eruption
5 May 190726 May 19072Confirmed eruption
22 Apr 190616 Dec 19062Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1904Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1902Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 18971 Feb 18982Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 18931 Feb 18942Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1890Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1880Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 187916 Mar 18792Confirmed eruption
12 Mar 187716 May 18772Confirmed eruption
17 Nov 18752 Jul 18762?Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1874Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1871Not available2?Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 186924 Feb 18692Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18672 Jul 1868—Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 1864Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 May 185912 Apr 18602Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1853Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1850Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1841Not available2?Confirmed eruption
7 Nov 183721 Nov 18372Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1836Not available2?Confirmed eruption
24 Dec 1832Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1826Not available2?Confirmed eruption
19 Nov 182225 Nov 18222Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18152 Jul 18181Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 180616 May 18062Confirmed eruption
1798Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Jan 17902 Jul 18011Confirmed eruption
1787Not available2Confirmed eruption
1780Not available1Confirmed eruption
177717791Confirmed eruption
1775Not available2?Uncertain eruption
1771Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1767Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1761Not available2?Confirmed eruption
Dec 1759Dec 17591Confirmed eruption
14 Dec 1751Not available1?Confirmed eruption
1745Not available1?Confirmed eruption
1742Not available2?Confirmed eruption
24 Dec 1737Not available2?Confirmed eruption
8 Jul 1730Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1721Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1716Not available1Confirmed eruption
1715Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1709Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1708Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1705Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1688Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
1682Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1675Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1672Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1669Not available2?Confirmed eruption
15 Mar 1657Not available1?Confirmed eruption
13 May 1647Not available1?Confirmed eruption
1645Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1642Not available2?Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 1640Not available—Uncertain eruption
1638Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1632Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1625Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1617Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1612Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1610Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1604Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1600Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1594Not available2Confirmed eruption
1584Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1582Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1579Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1564Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1562Not available2Confirmed eruption
1558Not available2Confirmed eruption
1553Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1543Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1539Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1538Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1537Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1526Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1523Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1521Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1516Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1515Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1509Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1503Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1497Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1494Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1492Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1483Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1479Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1474Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1471Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1466Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1463Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1454Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1448Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1433Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1417Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1413Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1410Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1404Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1392Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1388Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1384Not available2?Confirmed eruption
330Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
110Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
670 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1080 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1230 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1810 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
1980 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
2140 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2240 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2990 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
3730 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6690 BCEUncertain datingNot available4PConfirmed eruption
7520 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

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Villarrica · No current eruption report · 2,847 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pucón AirportChile · ZPC · SCPC
    14.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • La Araucanía International AirportChile · ZCO · SCQP
    83.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aviador C. Campos AirportArgentina · CPC · SAZY
    99.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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

Nearby places

PucónChile · 15.5 km

VillarricaChile · 29.7 km

PanguipulliChile · 42.6 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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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: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC