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Sotará volcano (Colombia) activity update

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Weak seismic unrest continued over the past weeks. The alert level remains at yellow. [more]

Sotará volcano (Colombia) activity update

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013

The only sign of acivtity over the past week were 4 small volcano-tectonic quakes. [more]

Sotará volcano

stratovolcano 4400+ m / 14,436 ft
Colombia, 2.11°N / -76.59°W
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Last update: 16 May 2013
Typical eruption style: explosive
Sotará volcano eruptions: unknown
Last earthquakes nearby: No recent earthquakes

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Sotará volcano, also known as Cerro Azafatudo, is a little-known andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano located about 25 km SSE of Popayán city in SW Colombia.
The volcano has three overlapping calderas, 4.5, 2.5, and 1 km in diameter, creating the irregular shape of the volcano. It has not erupted in historic times, but is considered active. At present, there is solfataric and fumarolic activity.

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