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Colombia

Ruiz, Nevado del.

Volcano profile for Ruiz, Nevado del in Colombia, 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
5,279 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
4.892°, -75.324°
GVP number
351020

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No current eruption report

Colombia

Ruiz, Nevado del

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,279 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
4.892°, -75.324°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
351020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ruiz, Nevado del · Colombia

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Nov 2014Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 201212 Jul 20133Confirmed eruption
23 Apr 199423 Apr 1994—Uncertain eruption
11 Sep 198513 Jul 19913Confirmed eruption
22 Dec 198419 Mar 19851Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1916Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 1845Not available3Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1833Not available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1831Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Jun 1829Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1828Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1826Not available2?Uncertain eruption
14 Mar 1805Not available2Confirmed eruption
1623Not available1?Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 1595Not available4Confirmed eruption
1570Not available—Confirmed eruption
1541Not available—Uncertain eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
675Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
350Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
200 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
850 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1245 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6660 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.

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

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Ruiz, Nevado del · No current eruption report · 5,279 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Nubia AirportColombia · MZL · SKMZ
    21.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Matecaña International AirportColombia · PEI · SKPE
    46.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Perales AirportColombia · IBE · SKIB
    56.4 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

VillamaríaColombia · 26.9 km

ManizalesColombia · 28.1 km

LíbanoColombia · 29.2 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC