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Latest quakes near Galeras volcano since 2023 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 10:46 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes near Galeras volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Galeras volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes near Galeras volcano in the past 7 days.
Since 2023, Galeras volcano has had 45 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.6:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 32 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.5 Earthquake Colombia, 34 km SW of Pasto, Nariño -
Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake 2 Km SSE of Ospina, Colombia -
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Latest quakes near Galeras volcano since 2023 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Mar 19, 09:45 pm (Bogota)
Mar 20, 02:45 GMT
1.5

10 km
28 km (18 mi) to the SW Colombia: Iles - Nariño Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 19, 08:46 am (Bogota)
Mar 19, 13:46 GMT
0.4

8 km
4.2 km (2.6 mi) to the NW La Florida - Nariño, Colombia - Area de Influencia Volcan Galeras Info
Mar 18, 11:14 pm (Bogota)
Mar 19, 04:14 GMT
2.4

10 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NE Buesaco - Nariño, Colombia Info
Mar 18, 11:12 pm (Bogota)
Mar 19, 04:12 GMT
2.4

10 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NE Buesaco - Nariño, Colombia 3 reportsInfo
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 17, 11:14 pm (Bogota)
Mar 18, 04:14 GMT
2.4

10 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NE Buesaco - Nariño, Colombia Info
Monday, December 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 11, 2023 02:36 am (Bogota)
Dec 11, 2023 07:36 GMT
4.6

109 km
29 km (18 mi) to the SW Colombia, 37 km southwest of Pasto, Nariño 3 reportsInfo
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 14, 2023 06:13 am (Bogota)
Nov 14, 2023 11:13 GMT
3.2

8.4 km
4.8 km (3 mi) to the NE Colombia Info
Thursday, October 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 18, 2023 08:34 pm (Bogota)
Oct 19, 2023 01:34 GMT
1.6

11 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NE Colombia, 19 km north of Pasto, Nariño Info
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 17, 2023 10:32 pm (Bogota)
Oct 18, 2023 03:32 GMT
2.0

137 km
26 km (16 mi) to the W Colombia Info
Friday, October 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 6, 2023 03:04 am (Bogota)
Oct 6, 2023 08:04 GMT
1.5

16 km
27 km (17 mi) to the SE Colombia Info
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 3, 2023 12:06 am (Bogota)
Oct 3, 2023 05:06 GMT
1.4

15 km
26 km (16 mi) to the SE Colombia Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7 x 1011 joules (196 megawatt hours, equivalent to 168 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Number of quakes per year

Note:
The apparent increase in the number of quakes is not because global seismic activity has increased, but because the number of seismic networks around the world and their sensitivity to detect smaller quakes has been constantly increasing.
This is most evident if one looks at the number of smaller earthquakes (below magnitude 5). For larger quakes (magnitude 5 or more), the effect disappears after around the 1990s. Since then, the global coverage of earthquake of larger quakes has been nearly complete.

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 10 quakes on average per year near Galeras volcano:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 38.5 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.52 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 1.57 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 8.6 quakes per year

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Magnitude and seismic energy over time

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Magnitude and energy distribution

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Thu, 14 Jun 2018, 14:12

M4.5 earthquake near Galeras volcano kills 2 people

Small ash emission observed from the Pasto Volcano Observatory on 17 December 2012 (INGEOMINAS)
Two moderate earthquakes occurred near Galeras, Colombia's most active volcano, at a depth of ca 30 km. According to the Colombian Geological Service, the first quake occurred at 4:35 a.m. local time (about 0935 GMT) and registered 4.5 on the Richter scale. A minute later, a second quake measuring magnitude-4.3 hit, several mild aftershocks have followed. Two people died when their house was crushed by falling rocks and officials suspended classes in local schools as a precaution. The earthquakes have placed local authorities in the nearby city of Pasto, capital of Narino Province, on high alert as they fear that the currently dormant volcano might enter a new eruptive phase. ... Read all
Fri, 30 May 2014, 09:58

Galeras volcano (Colombia) activity update

Activity at the volcano is currently low. Read all