Overall White Volcanic eruption alert for Ruiz, Nevado del in Colombia from 11 Jul 2013 18:45 UTC to 05 Jun 2012 12:01 UTC

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Ruiz, Nevado del is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Ruiz, Nevado del
Lat/Lon:	4.895277 , -75.3225
Event Date:	11 Jul 2013 18:45 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:
Exposed Population 100km:	No people affected
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:
Population exposure index:
Inserted at:	01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Date	Source
1	22 Apr 2012 14:45	WASHINGTON
2	29 May 2012 09:45	WASHINGTON
3	29 May 2012 12:45	WASHINGTON
4	04 Jun 2012 12:04	WASHINGTON
5	04 Jun 2012 18:01	WASHINGTON
6	05 Jun 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
7	06 Jun 2012 15:01	WASHINGTON
8	06 Jun 2012 20:04	WASHINGTON
9	07 Jun 2012 14:01	WASHINGTON
10	07 Jun 2012 20:01	WASHINGTON
11	08 Jun 2012 11:04	WASHINGTON
12	09 Jun 2012 16:04	WASHINGTON
13	10 Jun 2012 12:04	WASHINGTON
14	15 Jun 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
15	16 Jun 2012 16:01	WASHINGTON
16	17 Jun 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
17	18 Jun 2012 13:04	WASHINGTON
18	20 Jun 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
19	20 Jun 2012 18:01	WASHINGTON
20	23 Jun 2012 11:04	WASHINGTON
21	22 Jun 2012 21:01	WASHINGTON
22	24 Jun 2012 13:01	WASHINGTON
23	02 Jul 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
24	08 Jul 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
25	09 Jul 2012 18:04	WASHINGTON
26	10 Oct 2012 12:01	WASHINGTON
27	16 Jan 2013 12:15	WASHINGTON
28	11 Jul 2013 18:45	WASHINGTON

Exposed population

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Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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