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Romeral

Stratovolcano · Colombia · 3769m

Romeral volcano forms the area in the center of this 24 January 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of the city of Manizales (N is at the top; the image is approximately 19 km across). It produced two Plinian pumice eruptions that blanket areas NW of the volcano, and is located at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain.
Romeral volcano forms the area in the center of this 24 January 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of the city of Manizales (N is at the top; the image is approximately 19 km across). It produced two Plinian pumice eruptions that blanket areas NW of the volcano, and is located at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2018.
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Colombia
Region
South America Volcanic Regions / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3769m
Coordinates
5.203, -75.363
Last eruption
-5390
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The andesitic-to-dacitic Romeral stratovolcano lies at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain, NW of Cerro Bravo volcano, and east of the towns of Neira and Aranzazu. It has produced two young Plinian pumice deposits covering areas to the NW. The pumice deposits are separated by a soil layer radiocarbon dated at about 8,460 and 7,340 years BP.

From Wikipedia

Romeral is a stratovolcano located in Caldas, Colombia. It is the northernmost Holocene volcano of South America, of the North Volcanic Zone in the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcano was formed in the Late Pliocene, approximately 3 million years ago.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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6510 BCE~6398 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 45502 BCE~5390 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 46510 BCE6286 BCE5950 BCE5726 BCE5502 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 5390 BCE (±350 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    BCE 5390 – Ongoing
  2. 6510 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    BCE 6510 – Ongoing

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