Volcano profile
9 active and potentially active volcanoes in Chile — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
9
in database
Active
9
Erupted since 2000
8
Highest VEI
VEI 5
Highest peak
3,212m
Nevados de Chillán
People within 30km
1.0M
Yes — 9 active
Chile has 9 catalogued volcanoes, 9 currently classified active, with about 1.0 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Villarrica (~38.1%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,847m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
150K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 -39.4200°, -71.9300°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,003m
Last Eruption
2015
Pop. 30km
300K
Pop. 100km
600K
📍 -41.3260°, -72.6140°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,652m
Last Eruption
1869
Pop. 30km
200K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 -41.1020°, -72.4930°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,125m
Last Eruption
2009
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 -38.6920°, -71.7290°
South America • Caldera
Elevation
1,122m
Last Eruption
2011
Pop. 30km
20K
Pop. 100km
100K
📍 -42.8330°, -72.6460°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,905m
Last Eruption
2011
Pop. 30km
5K
Pop. 100km
50K
📍 -45.9000°, -72.9670°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,236m
Last Eruption
2011
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
400K
📍 -40.5900°, -72.1170°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,212m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 -36.8630°, -71.3770°
South America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,997m
Last Eruption
2020
Pop. 30km
50K
Pop. 100km
300K
📍 -37.8560°, -71.1700°
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FAQ
Chile has 9 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 9 currently classified as active, and 8 have erupted since 2000. About 1.0 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Villarrica the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Chile, at roughly 38.1% (about one eruption every 2 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Chile is Villarrica, with about 150,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 38.1% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Chile was at Villarrica in 2024.