Volcano profile

Colombia

Purace.

A current eruption report is available for Purace in Colombia. This page combines official reports, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Eruption reported
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
4,650 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
2.3095°, -76.3948°
GVP number
351060

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Eruption reported

Colombia

Purace

Stratovolcano

Elevation
4,650 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Eruption reported

Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
2.3095°, -76.3948°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
351060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Purace · Colombia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Nov 2025Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 202519 Jan 20252Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 202316 Nov 20231Confirmed eruption
29 Mar 202229 Mar 20221Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 197728 Mar 19772Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1957Not available?2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1956Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
26 May 194911 Jun 19492Confirmed 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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Purace · Eruption reported · 4,650 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Guillermo León Valencia AirportColombia · PPN · SKPP
    28.8 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

PopayánColombia · 28.2 km

PiendamoColombia · 39.6 km

IsnosColombia · 45.0 km

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

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC