Volcano
Poás Volcano
Stratovolcano · 2,697 m · Costa Rica
Photo: Peter Andersen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons Poás Volcano sits on the Panama Plate, in a subduction zone. 65 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2026.
- Elevation
- 2,697 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Last Eruption
- 2026
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 65
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4
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