Get our newsletter!     Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.  Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.  VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.  The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. Guaranteed tours: : spaces available / : guaranteed / : few spaces left / : booked out Random pictures | |   In this photo released by the civil defense unit of the state government of Jalisco, the eruption plume from the initial stage of the powerful vulcanian explosion at Colima volcano on May 23, 2005, has been captured on film. The collapsing eruption column loaded with ash and rock fragments has not yet fully developed, but the flanks of the volcano are already covered by the impacts of ballistics. (AP Photo/Proteccion Civil del estado de Jalisco-HO)  Colima volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in North America and one of the potentially most dangerous ones. It has had more than 30 periods of eruptions since 1585, including several significant eruptions in the late 1990s. Scientific monitoring of the volcano began 20 years ago.
Stratovolcano 3850 m / 12,631 ft
Western Mexico, 19.51°N / -103.62°W Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Colima webcams / live data | ReportsColima volcano videosColima volcano books | ToursColima volcano eruptions:
1519, 1560, 1576, 1585, 1590, 1602(?), 1606, 1611-1613, 1622, 1690, 1711, 1743(?), 1744, 1749(?),1769, 1770, 1771, 1780, 1794, 1795, 1804, 1806-1809, 1818, 1819, 1866, 1869, 1870-71, 1872-73, 1874, 1875-78, 1879-80, 1880-81, 1882-84, 1885-1886, 1887, 1889-90, 1890, 1891-92, 1893-1902, 1903, 1904-1906, 1908-09, 1913, 1926-1931(?), 1941(?), 1957-1960, 1961-62, 1963-70, 1973(?), 1975-76, 1977-1982, 1983(?), 1985-86, 1987, 1988(?), 1991, 1994, 1997-2011, 2013-ongoing Typical eruption style:Dominantly explosive. Construction of lava domes, vulcanian eruptions and strombolian activity. In near-constant activity since 1994. Last earthquakes nearbyColima volcano toursColima Volcano Special (5 days expedition to observe and photograph Colima volcano, Mexico) Latest satellite images  Volcano news: Colima Volcano (Mexico)Fri, 21 Jun 2019, 16:05 Intermittent steam-and-gas emissions as well as small explosions continue from the volcano's summit crater, mainly from the NE side of the crater. Sat, 8 Jun 2019, 10:23  Signal from an explosion at Colima volcano on 30 May 2019 (image: University of Colima) The volcano's activity continues to gradually increase. During the last week of May, intermittent small explosions and steam-and-gas emissions were recorded, mainly from the NE side of the crater. ...moreDuring overflights conducted during 23-24 May scientists from the Colima University observed that a new crack or cavity observed during the previous week had widened and now become a hole due to the combination of excavation due to explosions and probable subsidence. The maximum temperature recorded with a portable thermal camera was 252 degrees Celsius, an increase of 80 degrees since recorded on 1 May. [ less] [ read all] Fri, 26 Apr 2019, 12:05  Colima volcano with the summit crater showing degassing (Picture by Vincent Verwater: @CIIV facebook page) After over a year of low activity the volcanic alert level at the Colima volcano has been raised from green (base activity) to yellow (low activity) in response to a recent increase in seismic activity. ...moreAs part of monitoring the Colima volcano the federal and state civil protection and the University of Colima agreed the increase in seismicity was significant enough to increase volcanic alert levels. The exclusion zone surrounding the volcano has been extended to 8 kilometers Two probable scenarios have been proposed involving effusive or explosive activity. First, a moderate explosion accompanied by dome growth within the crater. The second, dome growth within the crater and subsequent lava flows over the crater rim.  Alert color codes for Colima (Image: Colima Government) [ less] [ read all] Background:Colima volcano is one of the most active in North America and one of the potentially most dangerous ones. It has had more than 30 periods of eruptions since 1585, including several significant eruptions in the late 1990s. Scientific monitoring of the volcano began 20 years ago. The Colima volcanic complex is the most prominent volcanic center of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt. It consists of two southward-younging volcanoes, Nevado de Colima (the 4320 m high point of the complex) on the north and the 3850-m-high historically active Volcán de Colima at the south. A group of cinder cones of probable late-Pleistocene age is located on the floor of the Colima graben west and east of the Colima complex. Volcán de Colima (also known as Volcán Fuego) is a youthful stratovolcano constructed within a 5-km-wide caldera, breached to the south, that has been the source of large debris avalanches. Major slope failures have occurred repeatedly from both the Nevado and Colima cones, and have produced a thick apron of debris-avalanche deposits on three sides of the complex. Frequent historical eruptions date back to the 16th century. Occasional major explosive eruptions (most recently in 1913) have destroyed the summit and left a deep, steep-sided crater that was slowly refilled and then overtopped by lava dome growth. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute - Colima informationMore on VolcanoDiscovery: Recent volcano satellite images: Browse quickly through the latest satellite imagery from volcanoes all over the world in order to spot ash clouds and hot spots.  Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres: Much current eruption news is provided by the 9 Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAAC) distributed around the globe. The VAACs provide a vital service for aviation safety. |
