# Colombia's Puracé Volcano Maintains Orange Alert Amid Seismic Surge

Colombia's Geological Service keeps Puracé volcano on orange alert due to high seismic activity and ash emissions.

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The Colombian Geological Service has maintained an orange alert level for the Puracé volcano for the past month. [^1]

The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) recorded 1,717 earthquakes in Colombia between August 21 and September 3, 2026. [^2]

A seismic swarm has been detected in the areas surrounding the Puracé volcano's crater. [^3]

The orange alert is the third of four phases in the new official measurement scheme for volcanic activity in Colombia. [^4]

The volcano has exhibited hundreds of exhalations and columns of ash during the monitoring period. [^5]

The seismic swarm in Chocó includes earthquakes with magnitudes between 0.8 and 4.4 at depths of 30 to 60 kilometers. [^6]

The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) identified a seismic swarm in the Chocó region following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 2026. [^7]

Five events exceeding magnitude 4 in Chocó generated 3,350 reports of people feeling the shaking, with a maximum intensity of 5. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Colombian Geological Service has maintained an orange alert level for the Puracé volcano for the past month. (elpais.com, News)
2. The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) recorded 1,717 earthquakes in Colombia between August 21 and September 3, 2026. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
3. A seismic swarm has been detected in the areas surrounding the Puracé volcano's crater. (elpais.com, News)
4. The orange alert is the third of four phases in the new official measurement scheme for volcanic activity in Colombia. (elpais.com, News)
5. The volcano has exhibited hundreds of exhalations and columns of ash during the monitoring period. (elpais.com, News)
6. The seismic swarm in Chocó includes earthquakes with magnitudes between 0.8 and 4.4 at depths of 30 to 60 kilometers. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. The Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) identified a seismic swarm in the Chocó region following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 2026. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
8. Five events exceeding magnitude 4 in Chocó generated 3,350 reports of people feeling the shaking, with a maximum intensity of 5. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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