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Puracé Volcano

Updated: 28 mar. 2024 10:16 GMT -
stratovolcano 4650+ m / 15,256 ft
Colombia, 2.32°N / -76.4°W
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Last update: 10 ene 2024 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

Puracé volcano in SW Colombia, 25 km SE of Popayan, is one of the most active volcanoes in Colombia with frequent explosive eruptions. Its largest historic eruptions occurred in 1849, 1869, and 1885.
The last eruption of Puracé volcano was a small (VEI 2) eruption in 1977. It deposited ash up to 7 km away.
In 1990 new fumaroles and hot springs were observed at the summit and on the flank.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Erupciones del volcán Puracé: 1977, 1957, 1956, 1949, 1947, 1946, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1906, 1902(?), 1899, 1885, 1881, 1878, 1870, 1869, 1860, 1847-52, 1840, 1835, 1827, 1816, 160 BC ± 50

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Background

Puracé is an andesitic stratovolcano with a 500-m-wide summit crater constructed over a dacitic shield volcano. The volcano is located at the NW end of a volcanic massif opposite the Pan de Azúcar stratovolcano 6 km to the SE.
A NW-SE-trending group of 7 cones and craters, Los Coconucos, lies between the two larger edifices. (Source: USGS / GVP volcano information)

Latest satellite images

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mié, 10 ene 2024, 15:00

Purace volcano (Colombia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 3 January-9 January 2024 (Continuing Activity)

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Popayán, Servicio Geologico Colombiano (SGC) reported increased unrest at Puracé on 5 January. A sudden increase in carbon dioxide emissions was detected during the morning and decreased through the day; increased gas emissions were visible in webcam images during the afternoon. Seismicity increased at 1450 and continued at high levels at least through 1715, the time the report was issued. ... Read all
dom, 7 ene 2024, 04:47

Purace volcano (Colombia): elevated seismic activity

Purace volcano (image: Servicio Geológico Colombiano)
The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) reported that an increased seismic activity at the volcano has been observed over the past few days. ... Read all

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