Galeras volcanocomplex stratovolcano 4276 m / 14,029 ftColombia, 1.22°N / -77.37°W Galeras volcano eruptions: 1535, 1580, 1616, 1641-43, 1670-1736, 1754-56, 1796-1801, 1823, 1828-34, 1834, 1836(?), 1865-70, 1889, 1891, 1923, 1924-27, 1930, 1932, 1933(?), 1936, 1947, 1950, 1973(?), 1974-83, Feb-May 1989, Jan 1990 - July 1992, Jan-June 1993, Mar-May 2000, June 2002, July 2004 - Feb 2005, Nov 2005 - July2006, Oct 2007 - Jan 2008, Oct 2008 - 2010 Typical eruption style: explosive Galeras webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Galeras volcano (Colombia) activity update: weak seismic unrestTuesday Sep 25, 2012 12:05 PM | BY: T
Weak seismic activity with some quakes and long-period events continue to be registered.
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Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012
Weak tremor pulses and small earthquakes occur at the volcano and some of these events are accompanied by gas and steam emissions sometimes containing some ash, as observed on 12, 14 and 18 Sep. SO2 emission is a low to intermediate levels.
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Wednesday, Sep 05, 2012
Weak seismic activity above background levels is reported from Galeras. Steaming and degassing could be observed during clear weather on 30 August.
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Saturday, Sep 01, 2012
A felt magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred on 29 Aug at 09:05:07 at 7.5 km depth 12.6 km from the main crater of Galeras or at 10.7 km north of the town San Juan de Pasto.
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Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012
Gas and steam emissions occur sporadically, such as observed on 21 and 26 August. The emission on 26 Aug at 4:30 pm local time contained some ash and was accompanied by a small quake related to fluid movements. ...
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