Sernageomin delivers update on the status of Tupungatito volcano in Santiago after increased seismic activity - La Tercera

The National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin) presented this day an update on the state of the volcano Tupungatito, located in Santiago, in the Metropolitan Region. This, after Senapred reported that in the vicinity of the volcano a earthquake of 3.2 magnitude was detected during the early hours associated with the fracture of rocks. Prior to this event, it was indicated, there have been about 20 other earthquakes of similar character…

The Senapred maintains the technical alert on Green Level, which implies that the volcano is in a resting state or mild surface activity.

It is a stratovolcane that has presented about 25 eruptive events in historical times, associated with increases in its fumaroles. Despite the fact that earthquakes are part of the dynamics of an active volcano, experts warn that this volcano belongs to a volcanic chain (Los Andes del Sur) that is very active and presents large eruptions periodically. Source: Instituto Milenio de Investigación en Risko Volcanico ckelar.org March 24, 2025 Located…

The earthquakes in the Tupungatito Volcano have been increasing, reported this Monday by the National Service of Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) and the National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin), although they maintain the Green Technical Alert. As of March the massif located in the municipality of San José de Maipo, 75 kilometers from Santiago, has recorded a total of 27 LP-type earthquakes, related to the dynamics of flu…

In the last few hours, the Tupungatito volcano located in San José de Maipo of the Metropolitan Region has attracted attention. This is because the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) announced that it has been affected by seismic activity. They decree a green alert in the Metropolitan Region due to unusual seismic movements Faced with this, the Volcanic Observatory of the South Andes (OVDAS) of the National Service …

During the last hours, the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) reported an unusual seismic activity in the Metropolitan Region. This, specifically, would be happening in the Tupungatito volcano, located in the municipality of San José de Maipo, Metropolitan Region. In fact, the Volcanic Observatory of the South Andes (OVDAS) of the National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin) keeps the Tupungatito on technica…