Wild Pacific rainforest coastline and green hills of Choco, Colombia
Photo:Diego Catto

Choco Region

Colombia's Chocó region sits above the complex convergence of the Panama microplate and the Nazca and South American plates, cut by the Romeral Fault System, with high tsunami and offshore megathrust hazards.

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Tectonic Profile

Seismotectonic hazard assessment, structural exposure & historical context

Associated Faults2

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Regional PopulationLandScan

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Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityModerate

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Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

Tectonic Setting

Convergent Margin

High Hazard

Active fault boundary with frequent seismicity

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Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Choco Region) · 6

2026
Ruiz, Nevado del
Stratovolcano
5.3 km
1943
Tolima, Nevado del
Stratovolcano
5.2 km
1720
Bravo, Cerro
Stratovolcano
4.0 km
1180
Machin
Stratovolcano
2.7 km
850 BCE
Santa Isabel
Shield volcano
4.9 km
5390 BCE
Romeral
Stratovolcano
3.8 km
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World