Nevado del Huila

Latest news from Nevado del Huila:

Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia) activity update

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The large volcano has remained calm with little variations in activity (degassing, 100-150 small earthquakes / week). [more]

Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia) activity update

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013

Activity during the past week has not changed, characterized by degassing accompanied by normal levels of seismic activity (124 events of low energy). [more]

Nevado del Huila volcano

Sratovolcano 5365 m (17,601 ft)
Colombia, 2.93°N / -76.03°W
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Last update: 16 May 2013
Typical eruption style: Explosive, dome building
Nevado del Huila volcano eruptions: First recorded eruption around 1555+-5y, 2007-2009

Ash emissions from Nevado del Huila on 8 Nov 2011 (photo: INGEOMINAS)

Last earthquakes nearby: No recent earthquakes

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Nevado del Huila, a massive stratovolcano, is the highest of Colombia's active volcanoes. It is built inside an older caldera and has an elongated N-S shape composed by a series of andesitic-dacitic lava domes and its summit areas are capped by ice. Until its recent awakening in early 2007, only a single 16th-century explosive eruption is recorded in historical time from this little known volcano. Two persistent steam columns rise from the central peak, and hot springs have been present.

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