GVP volcano 351020 · no holder yet
Nevado del Ruiz
Nevado del Ruiz is a 5,279 m stratovolcano in Colombia, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since November 2014, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 5,279 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 4, cataclysmic, 1595
- Eruptions
- 20 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 4.89°N 75.32°W · Colombia
- Region
- Northern Andean Volcanic Arc, South America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 351020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).