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Petacas volcano

Updated: Jun 5, 2023 15:12 GMT - refresh

lava dome 4054 m / 13,300 ft
Colombia, 1.57°N / -76.78°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Cerro de Las Petacas volcano is a lava dome in southern Colombia NE of Doña Juana volcano. The age of its last activity is unknown, but there are youthful-looking cinder cones nearby and the volcano might still be considered active.

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Typical eruption style: effusive
Petacas volcano eruptions: unknown

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance/Location
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 30, 2023 2:12 am (GMT -5) (May 30, 2023 07:12 GMT)	0.8 16 km	32 km (20 mi) Colombia

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