Turrialba Vulkan

Updated: 22. Apr. 2025 14:30 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano

Costa Rica, 10.03°N / -83.77°W

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Summit height: 3340 m (10,958 ft)

Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)

Last update: 19 Mär 2025 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

Turrialba volcano seen from Irazu

Turrialba (3340 m) is the easternmost of Costa Rica's active volcanoes. It is a large stratovolcano with a complex of 3 summit craters and its flanks mostly covered by farmland and forest. vegetation. After its previous eruption in 1866, signs of unrest started in 2006 and new phreatic activity began on Jan 4, 2010.

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Typische Aktivität: Explosive.
Ausbrüche des Turrialba: 1723(?), 1847(?), 1853, 1855, 1861(?), 1864-65, 1866, 2010 (Jan 4) - ongoing

Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe

Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Distanz / Ort
13. Apr. 22:24 (GMT -6)	2? 99 km	23 km südwestlich	Cartago, 13 km östlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica (unbestätigt)	Info
13. Apr. 22:24 (Costa Rica)	3.5 75 km	26 km westlich	10 km östlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica	Info
Sonntag, 13. April 2025 GMT (1 Beben)
13. Apr. 13:50 (Costa Rica)	4.0 11 km	11 km östlich	Cartago, 46 km östlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica 9 Berichte	Info
Freitag, 11. April 2025 GMT (3 Beben)
11. Apr. 12:34 (GMT -6)	2.4 9 km	20 km westlich	21 km nordöstlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica	Info
11. Apr. 06:34 (Weltzeit)	2? 23 km	24 km westlich	17 km nordöstlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica (unbestätigt)	Info
11. Apr. 01:02 (Weltzeit)	2? 1 km	5.8 km südöstlich	Cartago, 40 km östlich von San Jose, San José, Costa Rica (unbestätigt)	Info

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Beschreibung

Turrialba is the easternmost of Costa Rica's active volcanoes and a large vegetated basaltic-to-dacitic stratovolcano. It is located opposite Irazú volcano, both being separated by a broad saddle.
Together with Irazú, Turrialba is one of Costa Rica's largest volcanoes. During the past 3500 years in prehistoric times, it has had at least 5 larger explosive eruptions. The top of Turrialba has 3 craters at the upper SW end of a broad 800 x 2200 m wide summit depression breached to the NE.
Eruptions from Turrialba occurred mostly from the summit craters, although two flank cones are found on the SW flank. During the 19th century, a few eruptions occurred that produced pyroclastic flows. Since an eruption in 1866 and until 2006, Turrialba was quiescent, but showed strong fumarolic activity at the central craters.
Since 2006, increased fumarolic and seismic activity were noted. On Jan 4, 2010, two new vents that later merged into a fissure aligned along the tectonic trend of the summit area opened in its western crater and started to erupt large amounts of sulphur dioxide gas and occasional lithic ash. This phreatic activity was accompanied by strong tremors and continued for a few days, but declined since Jan 8. Ash fall in the surroundings of the volcano and acid rain caused damage to agriculture and prompted evacuation of about 30 inhabitants living in the immediate vicinity of the volcano.

Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Turrialba volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Turrialba has had at least 21 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 14 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.
Additionally, there are 4 uncertain or discredited eruptions from Turrialba volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Turrialba volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Turrialba can be found on the news page of Turrialba volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Schaden
2022 Jul 17	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
2021 Nov 3 - 2022 Feb 28	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
2021 Jun 13 - Jul 23	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
2020 Jun 18 - Aug 24	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
2015 Mär 8 - 2019 Dez 7	Cráter Central, Cráter Oeste Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
2014 Okt 29 - Dez 8	West Crater Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
2013 Mai 21 - Jun 4	West Crater Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
2012 Jan 12 - Jan 18	West Crater (SE flank) Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
2011 Jan 14	West Crater Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
?? 2010 Jul 24 - Aug 15	Unsicherer Ausbruch Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
2010 Jan 5 - Mär 7 ?	SW crater Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1866 Jan - Mai 8	Central and SW summit craters Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
1864 Aug 17 - 1865 Mär	Central and SW summit craters Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
?? 1861	Unsicherer Ausbruch	?	unbekannt
1855 Mai	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1853	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
?? 1847	Unsicherer Ausbruch	?	unbekannt
?? 1723	Unsicherer Ausbruch	1	unbekannt
1350 ? AD		?	unbekannt
640 ±40 y. AD		?	unbekannt
40 ±50 y. AD	Central summit crater	4	unbekannt

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Anmerkung:

Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Turrialba Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Turrialba volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Turrialba occurred im Jahr 2022.

+How often does Turrialba volcano erupt?

Since 1853, Turrialba volcano has had at least 14 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 12.3 years.
Many eruptions of Turrialba have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 18 out of 172 years until now. In other words, Turrialba has been active at least one in 9.6 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Turrialba is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+How active is Turrialba volcano at present?

Turrialba volcano is relatively active: Since 1900, it has had 13 eruptions, and been active during 13 years out of 126 as of now. This means, Turrialba has been in eruption one in 9.7 years on average. The last eruption was in 2022 and ended 3 years ago.

+When was the largest eruption of Turrialba volcano?

The largest eruption known from the younger geological history of Turrialba volcano occurred ungefähr im Jahr 40 AD. It ranks as a "vulcanian" eruption with a magnitude 3 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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Turrialba Vulkan Karten

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