Contact | subscribe report news || Français | Deutsch
edit translation
|share
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View

Latest news from Fuego:

Fuego volcano (Guatemala) summary of the eruption on 19-20 May
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The paroxysmal eruption of Fuego volcano, Guatemala, on 19-20 May is summarized in the following Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: <... [more]
Fuego volcano (Guatemala): largest eruption in 10 years
Lava flows and ejected lava bombs from the summit crater of Fuego on 19 May. (Image courtesy of CONRED, republished on Eruptions Blog)
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Fuego volcano in Guatemala had a major eruption on Saturday (19 May). The eruption was one of its largest in recent years since the start of near cont... [more]

Fuego volcano

stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Fuego webcams / live data
last update: 24 May 2012
Typical eruption style: Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes and extrusion of viscous lava flows. In near constant activity, at least during the past centuries.
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 An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distance
Fuego volcano photos
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.

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 Photos:

Powerful strombolian eruption at Fuego volcano, Guatemala (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Powerful strombolian eruption at Fuego volcano, Guatemala (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 Strombolian eruption at Fuego volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Strombolian eruption at Fuego volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Red flower with Fuego in the background (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Red flower with Fuego in the background (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 Fuego volcano in the first morning light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Fuego volcano in the first morning light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)