Volcano profile
2 active and potentially active volcanoes in Colombia — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
2
in database
Active
2
Erupted since 2000
2
Highest VEI
VEI 3
Highest peak
5,321m
Nevado del Ruiz
People within 30km
1.3M
Yes — 2 active
Colombia has 2 catalogued volcanoes, 2 currently classified active, with about 1.3 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Galeras (~14%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
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FAQ
Colombia has 2 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 2 currently classified as active, and 2 have erupted since 2000. About 1.3 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Galeras the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Colombia, at roughly 14% (about one eruption every 7 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Colombia is Galeras, with about 800,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 14% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Colombia was at Nevado del Ruiz in 2024.