Volcán de Colima is the most active volcano in Mexico, including a significant effusive eruption in 1991 and a weak explosive event in 1994. It was previously active in January and February of 2015. on Nevado de Colima, at the western end of the Mexican Neovolcanic Belt, indicate extremely low growth in 1913 and 1914, following the January 1913 Plinian eruption of Volcán de Fuego, 7.7 km to the south. This is not the first UFO to be seen near Volcán de Colima. The July 4th UFO may be the first to appear so close in time prior to a large eruption. Le volcan de Colima, au Mexique, est entré en éruption le lundi 29 août 2016. Major slope failures have occurred repeatedly from both the Nevado and Colima cones, producing thick debris-avalanche deposits on three sides of the complex. Explosive, but short-lived Vulcanian and phreatic eruptions, as well as lava flows are the most common.A so-called lava dome often forms in the crater through the extrusion of highly viscous lava, which piles up over the vent instead of flowing down the flanks. Volcán de Colima (also known as Volcán Fuego) is a youthful stratovolcano constructed within a 5-km-wide caldera, breached to the south, that has been the source of large debris avalanches. Two large eruptions on June 5 and June 6 prompted authorities to evacuate the communities closest to the volcano. The Colima volcanic complex is the most prominent volcanic center of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geochemical monitoring of the volcano started in January 1996 with collection of fumarolic gases approximately every 3 months from two sites in the summit crater (Z3, ∼800°C, and Z2, ∼400°C). Since May 24, six large eruptions have exploded from the volcano, dusting the surrounding country with ash. Annual rings in Mexican mountain pine (Pinus hartwegii Lindl.) It consists of two volcanoes: Nevado de Colima towering 4,320 meters high in the north and the 3,850-meter-high Volcán de Colima in the south. Les images capturées par une webcam à quelques kilomètres du volcan démontre la puissance de l'explosion. Colima Volcanic Complex at the western end of the Mexican Volcanic Belt is the most active andesitic volcano in Mexico. In January 2015, a horse-shaped UFO was seen near the volcano. The Colima volcanic complex is the most prominent volcanic center of the Mexican Volcanic Belt. UFOs were also seen in 2012 and 2014 at the Popocatepetl volcano south of Mexico City, a place where mysterious giant beings have been seen climbing.. Colima's last large explosive eruption occurred on January 20, 1913 and lasted for only four days. The complex consists of a northern, inactive summit cone (Nevado de Colima) and a southern, active cone (Fuego de Colima). 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