# Villarrica Volcano

- **Country:** Chile
- **Coordinates:** -39.420833, -71.939167
- **Age:** < Upper Pleistocene
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Andes
- **Listing:** Region high pointUltra
- **Language:** Spanish
- **Location:** Southern Chile
- **Map Size:** 200
- **Other Name:** Ruka Pillañ
- **Elevation M:** 2860
- **Translation:** Place of Wealth
- **First Ascent:** 1883, Chilean Army
- **Prominence M:** 1575
- **Easiest Route:** Villarrica ski centre – Piedra Negra
- **Last Eruption:** 2025
- **Volcanic Belt:** South Volcanic Zone

On February 7, 2015, Villarrica triggered a yellow alert at both Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería and Onemi. Minor explosions and low emissions of ashes were visible. Ten days later, another eruption occurred. The National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin) declared a yellow alert after volcanic and seismic activity increased again, while the National Emergency Office of the Interior Ministry (ONEMI) kept the yellow alert.

![Photo of Villarrica Volcano](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Puc%C3%B3n%2C_2019_%2801%29%2C_Volc%C3%A1n_Villarrica.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villarrica_(volcano) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)