Volcano Name: Galeras Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 351080
Alternate Name:
Baston
Chavas
Coba Negra
Deformes
El Paisita
El Peladito
El Pinta
El Viejo
Florencia
Jenoy
La Galera
La Guaca
La Joya
Marte
Novedad
Portrilla
Volcán de Pasto
Volcano Type: Complex volcano(es)
Latitude: 1.2166666670
Longitude: -77.3666666700
Region: South America Sub Region: Colombia
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 7 /12/1580 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Historical records
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 1535 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Historical records
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : >= 3.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 45838 BP Date Error: 1356
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 41280 C14 Date Error: 1500
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.800 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 560000 BP Date Error: 40000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 6.400 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 16.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite

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