Volcano · Chile
Calbuco
Erupted suddenly in 2015 with a tall ash column.
Status right now
No current reports
Calbuco is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 00:33 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 2,003 m (6,572 ft)
- Coordinates
- 41.330° S, 72.618° W
- Smithsonian number
- 358020
What kind of volcano is it?
Calbuco is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2015 | 4 | – | – |
| 25 Jan 1961 | 3 | – | – |
| 6 Jan 1929 | 3 | – | – |
| Apr 1917 | 3 | – | – |
| 7 Jan 1893 | 4 | – | – |
5 significant eruptions near Calbuco in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- VillarricaChile · 220 km
- LáscarChile · 2,048 km
- UbinasPeru · 2,782 km
- SabancayaPeru · 2,841 km
- SangayEcuador · 4,410 km
- CotopaxiEcuador · 4,558 km
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