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Latest news from Nevado del Huila:
Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia) activity update
Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014
A small increase in volcanic-tectonic earthquakes was noted by INGEOMINAS' volcano observatory in Popayán. A total of 138 seismic events were recorded over the past week, out of 112 were volcanic-tectonic quakes and the remaining 26 events related to fluid movements inside the conduits (long-period quakes and one tremor pulse). ... [more]
Nevado del Huila volcano (Colombia): seismic swarm on 9-10 Jan
Monday, Jan 13, 2014
Following a nearby magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 06:07 local time on 9 Jan, a swarm of volcanic-tectonic quakes was detected at 12-16 km distance NE of the volcano and at approx 10 km depth. During the first day, more than 600 small quakes were recorded. The swarm decreased over the past days and no other (visual, deformation etc.) changes at the volcano were observed. [more]

 

Nevado del Huila volcano

Sratovolcano 5365 m (17,601 ft)
Colombia, 2.93°N / -76.03°W
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Last update: 22 Jan 2014
Typical eruption style: Explosive, dome building
Nevado del Huila volcano eruptions: First recorded eruption around 1555+-5y, 2007-2009 Ash emissions from Nevado del Huila on 8 Nov 2011 (photo: INGEOMINAS)
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Fri, 14 Jul
Fri, 14 Jul 08:34 UTCM 3.3 / 3 km28 km COLOMBIA
Nevado del Huila, a massive stratovolcano, is the highest of Colombia's active volcanoes. It is built inside an older caldera and has an elongated N-S shape composed by a series of andesitic-dacitic lava domes and its summit areas are capped by ice. Until its recent awakening in early 2007, only a single 16th-century explosive eruption is recorded in historical time from this little known volcano. Two persistent steam columns rise from the central peak, and hot springs have been present.


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