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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
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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Colima · Mexico

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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 available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19872 Jul 19871Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19855 Jan 19861Confirmed eruption
11 Feb 198315 Feb 19831?Uncertain eruption
16 Dec 197716 Jun 19821Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 197520 Jun 19762Confirmed eruption
30 Jan 1973Not available1Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19632 Jul 19701Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19611 Dec 19621Confirmed eruption
14 May 19572 Jul 19601Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 1941Not available3?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1926Uncertain dating2 Jul 19311?Confirmed eruption
17 Jan 191324 Jan 19134Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 19081 Jul 19093Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19042 Jul 19061?Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 190330 Oct 19033Confirmed eruption
4 Dec 18932 Jul 19022Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 189116 Jun 18922Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 1890Not available2?Confirmed eruption
9 Aug 188916 Feb 18904Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1887Not available0Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 188516 Oct 18863?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18822 Jul 18841Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 188012 Apr 18812Confirmed eruption
23 Dec 187930 Apr 18801Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18752 Jul 18781Confirmed eruption
12 Jun 1874Not available1Confirmed eruption
26 Feb 187227 Mar 18733Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18702 Jul 18710Confirmed eruption
12 Jun 186924 Aug 18693Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1819Not available1Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 181816 Feb 18184Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18062 Jul 18092?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1804Not available2Confirmed eruption
Mar 1795Sep 17952Confirmed eruption
Aug 1794Not available2Confirmed eruption
26 Nov 1780Not available2Confirmed eruption
1771Not available3Confirmed eruption
10 Mar 177012 Mar 17703Confirmed eruption
1769Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1749Not available2Uncertain eruption
1744Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Oct 1743Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1711Not available3?Confirmed eruption
1690Not available3?Confirmed eruption
8 Jun 16229 Jun 16224Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 161116133Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 160613 Dec 16064Confirmed eruption
1602Not available2?Uncertain eruption
14 Jan 159015 Jan 15903Confirmed eruption
10 Jan 1585Not available4Confirmed eruption
1576Not available3Confirmed eruption
1560Not available2Confirmed eruption
151915233?Confirmed eruption
1110Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
730Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
540Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1140 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1170 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1320 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1890 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1940 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2370 BCEUncertain datingNot available4?Confirmed eruption
2800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3030 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3180 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3270 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3350 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3510 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4110 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4430 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4500 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4960 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5880 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6320 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7420 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7690 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

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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: 2026-11-13

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

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Sources & data dates

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