Volcano profile

Mexico

Colima.

Volcano profile for Colima in Mexico, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,850 m
Last documented eruption
2019
Coordinates
19.514°, -103.62°
GVP number
341040

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No current eruption report

Mexico

Colima

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,850 m
Last documented eruption
2019
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
19.514°, -103.62°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
341040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Colima · Mexico

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
11 May 201912 Jul 20191Confirmed eruption
6 Jan 20137 Mar 20173Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 199721 Jun 20113Confirmed eruption
21 Jul 199421 Jul 19941Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 199116 Oct 19912Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 1988Not available?2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19872 Jul 19871Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19855 Jan 19861Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Colima · No current eruption report · 3,850 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportMexico · CLQ · MMIA
    26.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Agricola La Tuxcana AirportMexico
    44.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

ZapotilticMexico · 24.7 km

TuxpanMexico · 26.0 km

Ciudad GuzmánMexico · 26.7 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC