Colima Volcano

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active volcano stratovolcano

Colima Volcano is one of Mexico’s most active stratovolcanoes, located in western Mexico and known for its frequent eruptions and significant volcanic hazards.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nevado de Colima	6
Colima Volcanic Complex	2
Volcán de Fuego de Colima	2
Fuego de Colima	1
Volcán de Colima	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Colima Volcano ⓘ surface form: Volcán de Colima Volcán de Fuego ⓘ Colima Volcano ⓘ surface form: Volcán de Fuego de Colima
composition	andesite ⓘ basaltic andesite ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
elevation	approximately 3860 meters ⓘ
eruptionStyle	Strombolian activity ⓘ Vulcanian activity ⓘ explosive eruptions ⓘ
formsComplexWith	Colima Volcano self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nevado de Colima
geologicalAge	Quaternary ⓘ
hasCrater	summit crater ⓘ
hasEvacuationZone	exclusion zone around summit ⓘ
hasPart	Colima Volcano self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fuego de Colima Colima Volcano self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nevado de Colima
hasVolcanicArc	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
hazard	ashfall ⓘ lahars ⓘ landslides ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ
isYoungerThan	Colima Volcano self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nevado de Colima
lastEruptions	frequent eruptions in the early 21st century ⓘ frequent eruptions in the late 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ state of Colima ⓘ state of Jalisco ⓘ western Mexico ⓘ
monitoringAgency	Centro Universitario de Estudios e Investigaciones de Vulcanología ⓘ Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres ⓘ surface form: Mexican National Center for Disaster Prevention Universidad de Colima ⓘ
mountainRange	Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ
nearCity	Ciudad Guzmán ⓘ Colima ⓘ
notableFor	frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ significant volcanic hazards ⓘ
oneOfMostActiveVolcanoesIn	Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ
partOf	Colima Volcano self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Colima Volcanic Complex
riskLevel	high volcanic risk ⓘ
tectonicPlate	Cocos Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting	subduction zone ⓘ
volcanoType	andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colima Volcano → alsoKnownAs → Colima Volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Volcán de Colima

Colima Volcano → alsoKnownAs → Colima Volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Volcán de Fuego de Colima

Rivera Plate → associatedWith → Colima Volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colima Volcanic Complex

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → contains → Colima Volcano ⓘ