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: ash emissionsMonday Oct 22, 2012 12:05 PM | BY: T
Occasional ash emissions with plumes up to 1200 m high have been observed and photographed at Galeras volcano on 19 and 21 October. Seismic activity remains low with only few occasional events visible on the seismograms.
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Previous newsWednesday, Oct 17, 2012
Low-energy seismic activity continues at fluctuating levels and there are sometimes small gas and ash emissions.
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Friday, Oct 12, 2012
Seismicity remains at low energy levels overall with a slight increase against the previous week. Sometimes this seismicity is associated with gas and ash emissions.
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Wednesday, Oct 03, 2012
On September 28, swarms of earthquakes occurred of low energy at shallow depths (less than 8 km) at distances up to 13 km and magnitudes of up to 1.4. ...
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Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012
Seismicity associated with fluid motion in volcanic conduits continued at low levels. Sometimes this seismicity is associated with gas and ash emissions. At dawn on September 25, a swarm of earthquakes occurred related to fracturing of crustal material, with low energy events, located about 2 km west of the active crater, with depths close to 3 km above the top and magnitudes below 1 in the Richter scale. ...
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Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012
Weak seismic activity with some quakes and long-period events continue to be registered.
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