Volcanic eruption
See 1946 on the mapEruption of Purace
Mar 1946 – Apr 1946 · 2.31° N, 76.39° W
Puracé is an andesitic stratovolcano located in the Puracé National Natural Park in the Cauca Department, Colombia. It is part of the North Volcanic Zone of the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcano is located at the intersection of the Coconucos and Morras Faults.
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What the records say
- When
- Mar 1946 – Apr 1946
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 2.31° N, 76.39° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 351060
- Eruption number
- 11334
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Purace26 May 1949 · Volcanic eruption
- 1947 Avianca Douglas DC-4 crash15 Feb 1947 · Air disaster
- Eruption of Nevado del TolimaMar 1943 · Volcanic eruption
- Bogotazo9 Apr 1948 · Riot
- March of Silence7 Feb 1948 · Protest
- assassinat de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán9 Apr 1948 · Shooting · Killed 1
- American Treaty on Pacific Settlement30 Apr 1948 · Treaty
- Golpe de Pasto10 Jul 1944 · Coup
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page