Volcano profile

Colombia

Galeras.

Volcano profile for Galeras 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
4,276 m
Last documented eruption
2014
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
1.22°, -77.37°
GVP number
351080

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No current eruption report

Colombia

Galeras

Volcanic complex

Elevation
4,276 m
Last documented eruption
2014
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
1.22°, -77.37°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
351080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Galeras · Colombia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
13 May 201230 Jan 20142Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 20111 Apr 2011—Uncertain eruption
25 Aug 201025 Aug 20101Confirmed eruption
21 Oct 20082 Jan 20103Confirmed eruption
4 Oct 200717 Jan 20083?Confirmed eruption
24 Nov 200512 Jul 20062Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 20047 Feb 20053Confirmed eruption
7 Jun 20027 Jun 20021?Confirmed eruption
21 Mar 200018 May 20001Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 19937 Jun 19932Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 199016 Jul 19922Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 19899 May 19892Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19742 Jul 19831?Confirmed eruption
16 May 1973Not available2Uncertain eruption
12 Jan 19505 Sep 19502Confirmed eruption
15 Jul 1947Not available2?Uncertain eruption
9 Feb 193627 Aug 19362Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1933Not available—Uncertain eruption
10 Oct 1932Not available2Confirmed eruption
17 Apr 1930Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 19242 Jul 19273Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 1923Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1891Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Jul 1889Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Oct 18652 Jul 18703Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1836Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1834Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 182816 Mar 18343Confirmed eruption
17 Jun 182324 Jun 18232Confirmed eruption
Nov 17962 Jul 18012Confirmed eruption
175417562Confirmed eruption
167017363Confirmed eruption
164116433Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 16164 Jul 16163^Confirmed eruption
7 Dec 15807 Dec 15803Confirmed eruption
1535Not available3^Confirmed eruption
890Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
490 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1160 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
2580 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
3150 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
7050 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Galeras · No current eruption report · 4,276 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Antonio Nariño AirportColombia · PSO · SKPS
    21.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • San Luis AirportColombia · IPI · SKIP
    52.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportEcuador · TUA · SETU
    59.1 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

PastoColombia · 10.2 km

SamaniegoColombia · 28.3 km

BuesacoColombia · 29.9 km

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

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC