Real-time coverage of volcanoes event — Nevados del Chillan Volcano, Chile — Pandita Data.
🌋 OPEN LIVE 3D EARTHQUAKE MAPNevados del Chillan volcano in the Chilean Andes is in active eruption as of June 15, 2026, with ash plumes reaching 3,500 meters and thermal anomalies detected across the summit complex. Located 36.87°S, 71.38°W in the Bío Bío Region, approximately 150 kilometers south of Concepción, the volcano poses immediate air quality risks to nearby communities and potential aviation disruption across southern Chile.
Ash fall affects towns downwind within 50 kilometers, including Pinto and Chillán. Respiratory impacts are highest for children, elderly populations, and those with pre-existing lung disease. The volcano sits atop the Nazca–South American subduction zone, where oceanic crust descends beneath continental lithosphere, generating magma through hydrous melting at depths of 80–120 kilometers.
Nevados del Chillan is a composite stratovolcano built by alternating layers of lava, pyroclastic flows, and tephra over 100,000+ years. The current eruption is driven by decompression of volatile-rich magma as pressure decreases during ascent through the 3,186-meter edifice. Thermal imaging confirms active lava effusion at the summit craters, consistent with the volcano's historic behavior: intermittent effusive–explosive cycles spanning decades.
Real-time USGS thermal data, NOAA ash dispersion modeling, and Sentinel-2 multispectral imagery feed Pandita's 3D volcano simulation, updating every 6 hours to show ash plume direction, SO₂ flux, and lava flow extent. Infrared brightness temperature anomalies pinpoint active vents; wind-corrected ash trajectories forecast air quality impacts for Chillán and Pinto.
Summit elevation: 3,186 m. Hazard distance: Ash <50 km downwind; lava flows confined to upper slopes (<10 km). Population within 100 km: ~500,000. Last major eruption: 2013. Alert level: YELLOW (Sernageomin, Chile).
Use Pandita Data's 3D volcano simulator to track live eruption extent, thermal anomalies, and wind-driven ash transport. Updates reflect the latest USGS and NOAA satellite feeds.
FAQ::[{"q":"What triggered this volcanic activity?","a":"Subduction of the Nazca Plate generates volatile-rich andesitic magma. Pressure release during magma ascent triggers explosive degassing at the summit craters."},{"q":"What hazards does this eruption pose?","a":"Ash plumes (3.5 km) impact air quality within 50 km downwind; respiratory effects on vulnerable populations. Lava flows confined to upper slopes; lahars possible in river valleys."},{"q":"What