1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1985_Nevado_del_Ruiz_eruption
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:affectedRiver gptkb:Laguna_de_la_Magdalena
gptkb:Río_Azufrado
gptkb:Río_Gualí
gptkb:Río_Lagunilla
gptkb:Río_Sabandija
gptkbp:ash_column_height up to 30 km
gptkbp:ashFall widespread
gptkbp:casualties approximately 23,000
gptkbp:country gptkb:Colombia
gptkbp:date 1985-11-13
gptkbp:deadliest_lahar gptkb:Armero_tragedy
gptkbp:economic_damage over $1 billion USD
gptkbp:eruption_style phreatomagmatic
gptkbp:followedBy lahars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption
gptkbp:impact deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century after Mount Pelée
prompted improvements in volcano monitoring in Colombia
gptkbp:lava_flow no significant lava flow
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nevado_del_Ruiz
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Armero_tragedy
gptkb:Omayra_Sánchez's_story
failure to heed warnings
high death toll from lahar
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Omayra_Sánchez
gptkbp:precededBy increased seismic activity
gptkbp:response_criticized yes
gptkbp:riskFactor lahar
gptkbp:town_affected gptkb:Chinchiná
gptkb:Mariquita
gptkbp:town_destroyed gptkb:Armero
gptkbp:UNESCO_response international aid mobilized
gptkbp:VEI 3
gptkbp:volcano_department gptkb:Cundinamarca
gptkb:Boyacá
gptkb:Tolima
gptkb:Caldas
gptkb:Quindío
gptkb:Risaralda
gptkbp:volcano_elevation 5,321 m
gptkbp:volcano_monitoring_agency gptkb:Servicio_Geológico_Colombiano
USGS (assisted)
gptkbp:volcano_range gptkb:Andes
gptkbp:volcano_region gptkb:Cordillera_Central
gptkbp:volcanoType gptkb:stratovolcano
gptkbp:warning_issued yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andean_Volcanic_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6