Fuego Volcano
Updated: Apr 20, 2024 02:35 GMT -
Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Last update: 19 Apr 2024 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)
An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distance
Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. It typically has strombolian activity and sometimes phases of intense lava fountaining, producing tall ash plumes and dangerous pyroclastic flows.
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Fuego volcano eruptions: 1581, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1614, 1617, 1620, 1623, 1629, 1679(?), 1685, 1686, 1689(?), 1699, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1709(?), 1710,1717,1730, 1732, 1737, 1751(?), 1765(?), 1773(?), 1799, 1826, 1829, 1850(?), 1852(?), 1855, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861(?), 1867(?), 1880, 1896, 1932, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1999, 2002 - ongoing
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 16, 01:36 pm (GMT -6) | 0.0 10 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the SW |  Guatemala: 127 km al SURESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS | Info | |
| Apr 15, 07:30 pm (Guatemala) | 2.7 22 km | 17 km (10.3 mi) to the S | 6 Km al noroeste de Escuintla, Guatemala | Info | |
| Sunday, April 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 7, 03:00 pm (Guatemala) | 3.4 8 km | 17 km (10.5 mi) to the NW | 25 Km al suroeste de Chimaltenango, Guatemala | Info | |
Background
Collapse of the ancestral Meseta volcano about 8,500 years ago produced a massive debris avalanche that traveled about 50 km onto the Pacific coastal plain. Growth of the modern Fuego volcano followed, continuing the southward migration of volcanism that began at Acatenango, the northern twin volcano of Fuego. Frequent vigorous historical eruptions have been recorded since 1524 and have produced major ashfalls, along with occasional pyroclastic flows and lava flows. The last major explosive eruption from Fuego took place in 1974, producing spectacular pyroclastic flows visible from Antigua.Fuego Volcano Photos
Agua volcano near Antigua, Guatemala, with erupting Pacaya in the right background (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Powerful strombolian eruption at Fuego volcano, Guatemala (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Explosion from Fuego volcano, Guatemala, at night (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Pacaya volcano with its lava flows seen from Acatenango volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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