Volcano profile

Colombia

Purace.

Volcano profile for Purace 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
4,650 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
2.3095°, -76.3948°
GVP number
351060

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No current eruption report

Colombia

Purace

Stratovolcano

Elevation
4,650 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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 available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1956Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
26 May 194911 Jun 19492Confirmed eruption
27 Apr 1947Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 194616 Apr 19462Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1927Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 192616 Sep 19262Confirmed eruption
12 Oct 19255 Nov 19252Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1924Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1906Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1902Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1899Not available2Confirmed eruption
25 May 1885Not available3Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1881Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Aug 1878Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1870Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 Oct 186916 Nov 18693?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1860Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
27 Oct 18472 Jul 18523?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1840Not available2Confirmed eruption
23 Jan 1835Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 1827Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1816Not available—Confirmed eruption
160 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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Purace · No current eruption report · 4,650 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Guillermo León Valencia AirportColombia · PPN · SKPP
    28.8 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

PopayánColombia · 28.2 km

PiendamoColombia · 39.6 km

IsnosColombia · 45.0 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, 5:53 PM UTC