GVP volcano 341090 · no holder yet

Popocatepetl

Popocatepetl is a 5,393 m stratovolcano in Mexico, erupting as recently as 2026.

Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since January 2005, as of March 2026.

Type

Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)

Summit

5,393 m above sea level

Rock

Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

Setting

Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km

Last eruption

2026

Largest known

VEI 5, paroxysmal, 200 BCE

Eruptions

41 confirmed in the record

Where

19.02°N 98.62°W · Mexico

Region

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions

Record

Global Volcanism Program, volcano 341090

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