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Latest news from Colombia's volcanoes:
Nevado del Ruiz volcano (Colombia) activity update: descreasing seismic activity, alert lowered to yellow
Dienstag, Mai 08, 2012
According to INGEOMINAS, the Observatorio Vulcanológico and Sismológico de Manizales reported that during 1-2 May both satellite images and field obse... [mehr]
Nevado del Ruiz volcano (Colombia) activity update: strong degassing, possible phreatic explosions, eruption warning
Donnerstag, Mai 03, 2012
During 25-26 and 28-30 April gas-and-steam plumes rose 0.5-2 km above Nevado del Ruiz's crater. Seismic signals indicated that an ash plume was emitte... [mehr]

Vulkane in Kolumbien (17 Vulkane)

Romeral | Cerro Bravo | Nevado del Ruiz | Santa Isabel | Nevado del Tolima | Machin | Nevado del Huila | Puracé | Sotará | Petacas | Doña Juana | Galeras | Azufral | Cumbal | Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
Colombia has 15 volcanoes considered active. The volcanoes are related to the subduction zone that runs along the whole of America's western plate margin. Colombia's volcanoes are part of the northern Andes and lie at the junction of 3 tectonic plates, the Nazca, Caribbean and South American plates.
Map of Colombia's major volcanoes (USGS)
Map of Colombia's major volcanoes (USGS)