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Details for: Ruiz, Nevado del
Nevado del Ruiz is a broad glacier-covered volcano that covers more than 200 km2. The modern cone consists of a cluster of lava domes constructed within the summit caldera of an older edifice. The ash-mantled summit is seen here from the ESE on 18 December 1985, a little more than a month after the catastrophic eruption of 13 November. The devastating 1985 lahars swept down four major river drainages that day and caused around 24,000 fatalities. Photo by Norm Banks, 1985 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number: 351020
Volcano Name: Ruiz, Nevado del
Country: Colombia
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Last Eruption: 2025 CE
Elevation: 5279m
Tectonic Setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km: 3849
Pop. within 10km: 20146
Pop. within 30km: 507608
Pop. within 100km: 4252435
Latitude: 4.892
Longitude: -75.324



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