# Volcanic Alert Orange Persists at Puracé as Seismic Activity and Ash Emissions Continue

Colombia's Puracé volcano remains under Alert Orange with over 600 earthquakes and unconfirmed ash emissions reported in the last month.

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The Alert Orange status for the Puracé volcano in the Cauca department of Colombia has persisted for one month since its declaration on August 1st. [^1]

Cristian Santacoloma, coordinator of the volcanic and seismological observatory of Popayán, said on 2026-08-31 in an interview with Noticias Caracol that monitoring data do not indicate that an eruption of the Puracé volcano is imminent. [^2]

Between Saturday and Monday, more than 600 earthquakes were recorded in the area of influence of the Puracé volcano. [^3]

Santacoloma described three threat zones around Puracé volcano: a high zone within about 5 kilometers of the crater with pyroclastic flows and rocks over 20 centimeters in size, a medium zone with ash accumulations greater than 10 centimeters, and a lower, wider zone with emissions under 1 centimeter. [^4]

Santacoloma said the recent seismic events near Puracé volcano were due to rock fracturing, occurring about 11 kilometers northeast of the volcano near the municipality of Totoró, at depths between 8 and 12 kilometers. [^5]

The Puracé volcano in Colombia remained under an orange alert as of 2026-08-31, following recent seismic activity near the volcano, with monitoring by the Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) and the Popayán observatory. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The Alert Orange status for the Puracé volcano in the Cauca department of Colombia has persisted for one month since its declaration on August 1st. (Caracol Radio, News)
2. Cristian Santacoloma, coordinator of the volcanic and seismological observatory of Popayán, said on 2026-08-31 in an interview with Noticias Caracol that monitoring data do not indicate that an eruption of the Puracé volcano is imminent. (El Tiempo, News)
3. Between Saturday and Monday, more than 600 earthquakes were recorded in the area of influence of the Puracé volcano. (Caracol Radio, News)
4. Santacoloma described three threat zones around Puracé volcano: a high zone within about 5 kilometers of the crater with pyroclastic flows and rocks over 20 centimeters in size, a medium zone with ash accumulations greater than 10 centimeters, and a lower, wider zone with emissions under 1 centimeter. (El Tiempo, News)
5. Santacoloma said the recent seismic events near Puracé volcano were due to rock fracturing, occurring about 11 kilometers northeast of the volcano near the municipality of Totoró, at depths between 8 and 12 kilometers. (El Tiempo, News)
6. The Puracé volcano in Colombia remained under an orange alert as of 2026-08-31, following recent seismic activity near the volcano, with monitoring by the Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) and the Popayán observatory. (El Tiempo, News)

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