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Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 01:07 GMT-

Santa Maria volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 31 August-6 September 2016 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 31 Aug 2016, 06:00
INSIVUMEH reported that explosions at 0001, 0015, and 0018 on 4 September generated a mushroom-shaped ash plume that rose 2 km above Santa María's Santiaguito lava-dome complex and drifted SE and E. Pyroclastic flows traveled 2 km down the WSW, S, and SE flanks. Ash fell in Santa María de Jesús. Read all

Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala): explosion yesterday

Wed, 24 Aug 2016, 12:05
Eruption of Santiaguito volcano on 23 Aug 2016 (image: INSIVUMEH webcam)
Eruption of Santiaguito volcano on 23 Aug 2016 (image: INSIVUMEH webcam)
Another vulcanian explosion occurred yesterday, but did not produce pyroclastic flows.
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Santa Maria volcano satellite image (c) Google Earth View
Santa Maria volcano satellite image (c) Google Earth View
Santiaguito volcano
Stratovolcano 3772 m (12,375 ft)
Guatemala, 14.76°N / -91.55°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Santiaguito volcano eruptions:
1902 (catastrophic Plinian eruption of Santa Maria), 1903, 1922-ongoing (Santiaguito dome complex)
Typical eruption style
Dominantly explosive, formation of lava domes
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