Volcanic eruptions in Colombia
13 volcanic eruptions have been recorded in Colombia by Global Incident Tracker, 13 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 6 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
13
In 2026
13
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent volcanic eruptions in Colombia
Juez de Santa Marta envía a prisión a pareja de alias ‘Pinocho’ por presunto lavado de activos: Fiscalía había pedido detención domiciliaria
Moderate
Habitantes del Cauca respiran aliviados tras el retorno de la alerta amarilla por el volcán Puracé
Minor
'Queen Michelle', la tiktoker y cantante que capturaron en Santander por lavado de activos: es hija de un capo ecuatoriano, jefe de 'Los Choneros'
Minor
Video muestra el momento exacto de la captura de la esposa e hija de alias 'Fito' por lavado de activos y vinculadas a 'Los Choneros' en Santander
Minor
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 16 September-22 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 10 September-16 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
El volcán Puracé mantiene señales de una actividad volcánica alterada: ¿qué está pasando bajo el cráter?
Minor
Servicio Geológico Colombiano reporta dos emisiones de ceniza en el Volcán Puracé este lunes 14 de septiembre y mantiene la alerta naranja
Minor
Federico Gutiérrez entregó al FBI más pruebas por lavado de activos y corrupción en la alcaldía Quintero: 'Son considerados delitos transnacionales'
Minor
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 27 August-2 September 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 20 August-26 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 6 August-12 August 2026 - Continuing Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
Purace (Colombia) - Report for 30 July-5 August 2026 - New Eruptive Activity — volcanic activity reported
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most volcanic eruptions we hold for Colombia — 8 of 13. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 3 | |
| September | 8 | |
| October | 2 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Volcanic eruptions have official real-time feeds, and ours come from Smithsonian GVP · GDACS · NASA EONET.