Volcano 07 / 10
Popocatépetl
A glacier-fringed active volcano near one of the world’s largest urban regions.
- Form
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 5,393 m
- Last known eruption
- 2026
- GVP number
- 341090
Popocatépetl’s frequent emissions and explosions are closely monitored. This atlas records historical and geographic context; official observatories provide current hazard information.
Tectonic setting
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, related to Cocos plate subduction.
Membership note
Included in the current Smithsonian PROF regional definition.
Renewed activity
A new period of activity began after decades of relative quiet and continues episodically.
This is a curated profile excerpt, not the complete eruption catalog. Historical year, month, and day fields remain nullable in the analytical database.
Claim-level values in this profile resolve to the source below. Dataset membership and narrative interpretation are stored separately.