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Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014
No explosions were observed since yesterday, but the lava flow at the eastern rim of the Caliente dome remains active, producing rockfalls into the Nima 1 river canyon. Strong degassing is occurring from the dome. [more]
Fuego volcano (Guatemala) activity update
No significant changes in activity have occurred at the volcano. The observatory reported 8 weak and one moderate strombolian-type explosion since yesterday. ... [more]

Volcanoes of Guatemala

Tacana | Tajumulco | Chiquimula Volcanic Field | Almolonga | Santiaguito | Tolimán | Atitlán | Quezaltepeque | Ipala | Acatenango | Fuego | Agua | Tahual | Ixtepeque | Suchitán | Pacaya | Jumaytepeque | Cuilapa-Barbarena | Cerro Santiago | Tecuamburro | Moyuta
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]
Tajumulco
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Chiquimula Volcanic Field
(Cinder cones)		 [more]
Almolonga
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Santiaguito
(Stratovolcano)		 Santiaguito is the name of the dome complex that grew inside the collapse scar left by the catastrophic eruption and partial collapse of Santa María stratovolcano in 1902. Its currently active dome is called Caliente (the "hot one").
Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María ... [more]
Tolimán
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Atitlán
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Quezaltepeque
(Volcanic field)		 [more]
Ipala
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Acatenango
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Fuego
(Stratovolcano)		 An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distanceFuego, 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]
Agua
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Tahual
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Ixtepeque
(Lava domes)		 [more]
Suchitán
(Stratovolcanoes)		 [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]
Jumaytepeque
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Cuilapa-Barbarena
(Volcanic field)		 [more]
Cerro Santiago
(Volcanic field)		 [more]
Tecuamburro
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Moyuta
(Stratovolcano)		 [more]
Geodynamic setting of Central Americal and active volcanoes
Geodynamic setting of Central Americal and active volcanoes

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