Volcano profile

Spain

La Palma.

Volcano profile for La Palma in Spain, 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
2,426 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Coordinates
28.57°, -17.83°
GVP number
383010

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Spain

La Palma

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,426 m
Last documented eruption
2021
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
28.57°, -17.83°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Canary Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
383010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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La Palma · Spain

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
19 Sep 202113 Dec 20213Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 197118 Nov 19712Confirmed eruption
24 Jun 194930 Jul 1949?2Confirmed eruption
9 Oct 17123 Dec 17122Confirmed eruption
17 Nov 167721 Jan 16782Confirmed eruption
2 Oct 164621 Dec 16462Confirmed eruption
19 May 158510 Aug 15852Confirmed eruption
1481Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

La Palma · No current eruption report · 2,426 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Palma AirportSpain · SPC · GCLA
    9.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • El Hierro AirportSpain · VDE · GCHI
    84.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • La Gomera AirportSpain · GMZ · GCGM
    85.1 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

Nearby places

Los Llanos de AridaneSpain · 13.1 km

Santa Cruz de La PalmaSpain · 14.2 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC