Volcanoes of Guatemala

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Santa María / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update: moderate ash explosions, ash fall and occasional lahars

Thursday, May 24, 2012

INSIVUMEH reported that on 21 May a lahar traveled down Santa María's Rio Nima II drainage, carrying tree branches and 40-cm-wide lava blocks.
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Fuego volcano (Guatemala) summary of the eruption on 19-20 May

The paroxysmal eruption of Fuego volcano, Guatemala, on 19-20 May is summarized in the following Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: <... [more]

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Volcanoes of Guatemala

Tacana | Santa María / Santiaguito | Fuego | Pacaya

Tacana (stratovolcano)	Tacaná volcano on the Mexican-Guatemalan border is a symmetrical stratovolcano rising 1800 m above its base and forms the NW end of the Central American Volcanic Belt. Tacana consists of overlapping volcanic edifices, reflecting a migration of vents from the NE to the SW o... [more]

Santa María / Santiaguito (stratovolcano)	Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María volcano is one of the most prominent of a chain of large stratovolcanoes that rises dramatically above the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala. Santa Maria erupted catastrophically in 1902 destroying its former summit. Since then, a complex ... [more]

Fuego (stratovolcano)	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 pyroclasti... [more]

Pacaya (complex volcano)	Pacaya volcano near Guatemala City is one of Guatemala's most active volcanoes, and its frequent eruptions are often visible from Guatemala City. Typical activity in recent years includes strombolian activity, lava flow emission and intermittend violent phases of lava fountaining... [more]

Geodynamic setting of Central Americal and active volcanoes