Volcano profile
12 active and potentially active volcanoes in Mexico — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
12
in database
Active
11
Erupted since 2000
2
Highest VEI
VEI 5
Highest peak
5,675m
Pico de Orizaba
People within 30km
12.4M
Yes — 11 active
Mexico has 12 catalogued volcanoes, 11 currently classified active, with about 12.4 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Colima (~26.1%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,426m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
2.5M
Pop. 100km
25.0M
📍 19.0228°, -98.6275°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,850m
Last Eruption
2019
Pop. 30km
500K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 19.5140°, -103.6170°
Mexico and Central America • Cinder cone
Elevation
2,808m
Last Eruption
1952
Pop. 30km
200K
Pop. 100km
1.0M
📍 19.4930°, -102.2510°
Mexico and Central America • Tuff cone
Elevation
1,150m
Last Eruption
1982
Pop. 30km
300K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 17.3600°, -93.2280°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
4,060m
Last Eruption
1986
Pop. 30km
500K
Pop. 100km
3.0M
📍 15.1300°, -92.1090°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,280m
Last Eruption
1875
Pop. 30km
800K
Pop. 100km
3.0M
📍 21.1250°, -104.5080°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
4,680m
Last Eruption
-950
Pop. 30km
2.0M
Pop. 100km
25.0M
📍 19.1080°, -99.7580°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,675m
Last Eruption
1846
Pop. 30km
800K
Pop. 100km
5.0M
📍 19.0300°, -97.2680°
Mexico and Central America • Shield volcano
Elevation
1,650m
Last Eruption
1793
Pop. 30km
600K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 18.5580°, -95.2000°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
4,461m
Last Eruption
-1170
Pop. 30km
2.0M
Pop. 100km
25.0M
📍 19.2310°, -98.0320°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,230m
Last Eruption
-7550
Pop. 30km
2.0M
Pop. 100km
25.0M
📍 19.1785°, -98.6420°
Mexico and Central America • Cinder cone
Elevation
1,300m
Last Eruption
1759
Pop. 30km
200K
Pop. 100km
1.5M
📍 18.9700°, -101.7200°
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FAQ
Mexico has 12 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 11 currently classified as active, and 2 have erupted since 2000. About 12.4 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Colima the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Mexico, at roughly 26.1% (about one eruption every 3 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 Mexico is Popocatépetl, with about 2,500,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 12.8% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Mexico was at Popocatépetl in 2024.