Geologists discover ‘hidden’ volcano in western Colombia
Colombian geologists said Monday that they have discovered a previously unknown and...
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Thieves steal sensors of one of Colombia’s most active volcanoes
The sensors vital to the warning system for the central Colombian Nevado del Ruiz volcano have been stolen, said authorities on Monday The stolen equipment is part of a system to measure activity from the volcano and provide and...
Thousands evacuated amid fears southwest Colombia volcanoes might erupt
Authorities in southwest Colombia ordered the evacuation of around 12,000 people living near the Chiles and Cerro Negro volcanoes on the border with Ecuador, amid fears that recent volcanic activity may result in an eruption. On...
Colombia-Ecuador border earthquake sparks concern of possible imminent volcano eruption
Authorities in southwestern Colombia have raised alert levels on Tuesday after a 5.6M earthquake hit the border region, raising concerns that two nearby volcanoes might erupt in a matter of days. Colombia’s Geological...
Volcanic earthquakes shower ash over Colombia town
A series of seismic events within the volcano El Ruiz shook towns near Bogota over the weekend, as cameras from the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) captured geysers of hot gas and ash. Constant seismic activity in the last...
Midwest Colombia put on ‘yellow alert’ after minor earthquake
A small earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale shook midwest Colombia Sunday while the volcano Cerro Machin remained on a yellow allert. The earthquake itself wasn’t cause for concern, however the shallow depth of...
Central Colombia Nevado del Ruiz volcano ‘likely to erupt soon’
Central Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano could again erupt within days or weeks said state geologists on Thursday. An activity bulletin by geology institute Ingeominas said the volcanic activity continues in the Orange...
Colombia to improve monitoring volcanoes
Colombia has allocated $3.3 million to expand the monitoring of the country’s most active volcanoes, authorities announced Sunday. According to radio station Caracol, the extra funds will be invested in the volcano...
Alert still high for another Nevado del Ruiz eruption
The alert for another possible eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in central Colombia remains high, while families in the area have returned to normal activities after an evacuation Saturday, reported newspaper El Tiempo...
Santos asks thousands to evacuate from Nevado del Ruiz area
President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday called on more than 2,000 people who live in the vicinity of the central Colombian Nevado del Ruiz volcano to respond to evacuation orders. The volcano, located between the central...
Central Colombia authorities warn Nevado del Ruiz may erupt again
Authorities in the central Colombian city of Manizales on Monday warned the Nevado del Ruiz volcano may erupt again soon. According to the Manizales Vulcan and Seismological Observatory, the volcano that erupted on Saturday...
Central Colombia Nevado del Ruiz volcano calms down; alert lowered to orange
Authorities in central Colombia on Sunday lowered the alert level to orange after a calming down of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano that erupted Saturday. “Over the past hours … the emission of gases and ashes continued...
