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Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Guatemala

Mindestens 6 Vulkane sind in geschichtlicher Zeit in Guatemala aktiv gewesen, darunter die Vulkane Pacaya, Fuego und Acatenango. Insgesamt 102 Vulkanausbrüche sind seit um 1469 AD beobachtet und dokumentiert worden.
The folgende Tabelle fasst die jüngsten Vulkanausbrüche in Guatemala, wichtige Ausbruchsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Ereignisse von Bedeutung seit 1900 zusammen.

Datum	Vulkan	VEI	Region	Todesopfer	Schaden
1922 Jun 22 - anhaltend	Santiaguito SW flank (Santiaguito)	3	Guatemala		unbekannt
2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
2015 Jun 7 ±1 d. - 2021 Aug 13	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	1	Guatemala		unbekannt
2021 Mär (Ausbruch 2015 Jun 7 ±1 d. - 2021 Aug 13)	Pacaya	1	Guatemala		leicht	Info
2021 Mär: A new fast-moving flow appeared on the SW flank during the second half of March and rapidly reached 1.5 km in length, flowing NW then SW, ultimately extending over 3 km. It had multiple branches that caused vegetation fires, destroyed significant cropland (avocado and coffee plantations), and crossed roads before stopping in mid-April. (ref #13004) 24 families were impacted/affected and 3.5 hectares (~8.6 acres) of damage to avocado and coffees crops. (ref #13003) Cited references #10953 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 551 p. #13003 Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Alimentacion (Guatemala) (2021): Actualizacion por actividad del volcan de Pacaya. Alertivo No. 14. Published 30 March 2021. Link #13004 Global Volcanism Program (2021): Report on Pacaya (Guatemala) (Crafford, A.E., and Venzke, E., eds.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 46:6. Smithsonian Institution. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2018 Jun 3 (Ausbruch 2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend)	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)	201	sehr schwer	Info
2018 Jun 3: In a special bulletin from 0600 on 3 June INSIVUMEH noted increased activity at Fuego. Strong explosions were accompanied by rumbling sounds, and shock waves that vibrated local structures. Dense ash plumes rose 2.3 km above the crater and drifted SW, W, NW, and N. Pyroclastic flows descended the Seca (Santa Teresa) drainage on the W flank, and possibly other drainages, though poor weather conditions prevented clear views of the summit area. Ash plumes drifted in westerly directions, causing ashfall (on roofs and cars). On 5 June INSIVUMEH reported that activity again increased. Explosions occurring at a rate of 8-10/hour, some strong, generated ash plumes that rose 5 km and drifted E and NE. At 1928 a pyroclastic flow traveled down the Las Lajas drainage. (reference #2432) Rescue workers searched for survivors on Monday amid a desolate landscape of ash and mud after a volcano erupted near the Guatemalan capital the previous day, killing at least 62 people. The number of missing after Volcán del Fuego's eruption was unclear, said the authorities from Guatemala's natural disaster commission, known as Conred. The volcano, which sits less than 30 miles from the capital, Guatemala City, erupted just before noon Sunday and continued to spew ash, rocks and gas into the air. A second powerful eruption followed at 6:45 p.m. Some two million people were affected by the volcano's ash, which billowed 15,000 feet into the air and dispersed over a nine-mile radius. More than 3,200 people were evacuated, and at least 46 people were injured, some of them with severe burns. More than 1,600 were in shelters. (reference #12159) People affected: 1,714,387. People evacuated: 12,823. People treated: 8,534. People in shelters: 3,559. People injured: 57. Deaths: 112. Missing: 197. Houses destroyed: 186 Energy grid impacted: 2. Bridges destroyed: 2. Roads Destroyed: 1. Roads impacted: 5. Schools Impacted 3. Schools destroyed: 1. (reference #12161) According to Asociación Nacional del Café (Anacafe) technicians, the volcanic eruption has direct impacts in an area of 3,400 to 4,055 blocks of land of the coffee crop, which would represent 0.91 percent of the national production. (reference #12162) People affected: 1,714,387. People evacuated: 12,823. People treated: 8,866. People injured: 27. Deaths: 201. Missing: 229. Houses destroyed: 186 Energy grid impacted: 2. Bridges destroyed: 2. Roads Destroyed: 1. Roads impacted: 5. Schools Impacted: 3. Schools destroyed: 1. (reference #12179) [...]the figure is very different from the one provided by volunteer group Antigua al Rescate, which reported that there are more than 2,900 dead and missing in ground zero in San Miguel Los Lotes, with 470 of those children.(reference #12180) 461 total deaths (includes rain events) (reference #1250) USD 120 million overall losses (reference #12634) Cited references #1250 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) (2001): EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, link #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #12159 New York Times (2018): Guatemalas Fuego Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least 62. Published 04 June 2018. Link #12161 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2018): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 22 June 2018, 07:00. #12162 El Periodico (Guatemala) (2018): Erupcion volcanica impacto a 4 mil 55 manzanas de cafe. Published 05 June 2018. Link #12163 Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH), Guatemala (2018): Boletin Vulcanologico Especial BEFCO #35-2018. Published 04 June 2018. Link #12179 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2018): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 10 August 2018, 07:00 #12180 Latin American Herald Tribune (2018): At Least 73 Minors Missing after Guatemala Volcano Eruption, Authorities Say. Link #12629 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2019): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 02 June 2019, 17:30 #12634 Munich Re Group (2020): NatCatSERVICE Relevant geophysical events worldwide 2018. Accessed 05 February 2020. Munich Re Group Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2017 Jun 6 (Ausbruch 2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend)	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		mittel	Info
2017 Jun 6: Explosions with ash emissions continued daily at Fuego during January-June 2017; five episodes of increased activity generated higher ash plumes, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows. The period of activity during 5-6 June, designated Episode 5, generated two lava flows (2 and 3 km long) and a pyroclastic flow. Eruptive episode 5 for 2017 began during the late afternoon of 5 June. Moderate and strong Strombolian explosions generated an ash plume that rose to 6 km altitude and drifted more than 20 km W, SE, and NW from the crater. Sounds as loud as a freight train were reported nearby, and vibrations were felt in communities around the volcano. Lava flowed 3 km down the Santa Teresa ravine and 2 km down Ceniza canyon. Volcanic bombs rose 200 m high, and fell more than 300 m from the summit crater. Pyroclastic flows descended the Santa Teresa canyon on the W flank. Thirteen lahars were reported during June. They descended the Santa Teresa, Mineral, Trinidad, Ceniza, Las Lajas, and El Jute ravines, tributaries of the Pantaleón, Achíguate and Guacalate rivers. Overflows from the drainages damaged several roads and river crossings in the region. (all above from reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2014 Aug 25 - 2015 Feb 17	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	1	Guatemala		unbekannt
2013 Mär 5 - 2014 Apr 10	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	2	Guatemala		unbekannt
2006 Mär 9 - 2010 Okt 26	Pacaya MacKenney Cone	3	Guatemala		unbekannt
2010 Mai 27 (Eruptionsepisode 2010 Mai 27)	Pacaya	1	Guatemala	1	leicht	Info
2010 Mai 27: Guatemala's Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks Thursday afternoon, blanketing the country's capital with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. A television reporter was killed by a shower of burning rocks when he got too close to the volcano, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Guatemala City. (reference #9674) Weekly Report 26 May-1 June 2010: INSIVUMEH reported a continuing series of explosions 5-10 seconds apart that ejected black ash up to 1 km above the crater on 28 May... CONRED reported a short time later that about 1,600 people had been evacuated from six towns 3-4 km W, NNW, N, and NNE, and that Aurora International Airport was closed. According to a map posted by CONRED, blocks fell in areas as far away as 12 km NE and ash was reported in areas E of Chinautla, 37 km NNE. News media reported that one person (a reporter) died and three children were missing. On 29 May, a 90-m-wide lava flow that traveled SSE at an estimated rate of 100 m per hour burned three houses on the Pacaya Grande ranch... (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #9674 Associated Press (2010): Big volcanic eruptions in Guatemala, Ecuador, AP foreign, Friday May 28 2010, The Guardian. Retrieved from link Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2004 Jul 19 ? - 2005 Sep 11	Pacaya MacKenney Cone and lower S flank	3?	Guatemala		unbekannt
2002 Mai 30 - Jun 17 ?	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	1?	Guatemala		unbekannt
2001 Okt 31	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	1	Guatemala		unbekannt
2000 Aug 16 ±15 d. - 2001 Jul 5 ?	Pacaya MacKenney Crater	1	Guatemala		unbekannt
1999 Mai 21 - 2000 Dez 9 oder danach	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1990 Jan 4 ? - 2000 Mär 1	Pacaya MacKenney Crater and flank vents	3	Guatemala		unbekannt
1995 Apr 7 (Ausbruch 1990 Jan 4 ? - 2000 Mär 1)	Pacaya	3	Guatemala	1	leicht	Info
1995 Apr 7: A lahar completely covered a house and killed a little girl in Los Rios. The inhabitants were evacuated as 25-35-cm-thick volcanic sand was deposited over the village. As a result of a hazard study, many villagers had been previously evacuated. (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1990 Jul 19 (Ausbruch 1922 Jun 22 - anhaltend)	Santiaguito	3	Guatemala	4	unbekannt	Info
1990 Jul 19: Four hikers on a government-sponsored filming expedition were killed by explosions while on the E rim of the 1902 crater. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1965 Jul 4 - 1989 Mär 10	Pacaya MacKenney Crater and flank vents	3	Guatemala		unbekannt
1987 Jan 5 ±4 d. - Feb 16 ±15 d.	Fuego	1	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1987 Jan 25 (Ausbruch 1965 Jul 4 - 1989 Mär 10)	Pacaya	3	Guatemala		leicht	Info
1987 Jan 25: The explosion, at about 1730 [25 January 1987], ejected a column that rose to 8 km altitude and was blown south by 70 km/hour winds. Many houses in El Caracol (3 km SW of the vent), El Patrocinio (3.5 km W), and Los Pocitos (6 km SSE) were hit by 25-cm blocks... The press reported at least 15 injuries (but only one that required hospitalization) and as many as 3,000 evacuees. The next day the head of the National Emergency Committee said that 600 people remained evacuated, 63 homes were damaged, and many cattle and pigs had been killed. As of mid-February, typical Strombolian activity had resumed, and no additional strong explosions had been reported. (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1977 Sep 11 - 1979 Aug 8	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1978 Sep 2 (Ausbruch 1922 Jun 22 - anhaltend)	Santiaguito	3	Guatemala	1	unbekannt	Info
1978 Sep 2: Mudflow from breakup of ash and block dams on rivers killed 1. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1977 Mär 3 - Apr 19	Fuego	1	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1975 Mai 28 - Okt 21	Fuego	1	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1974 Okt 10 - Dez 4	Fuego	4	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1974 Okt 10 (Ausbruch 1974 Okt 10 - Dez 4)	Fuego	4	Guatemala (Central America)	1-50 (*)	mittel	Info
1974 Okt 10: Deaths caused by a shower of bombs. 2-3 killed by hot water and mud. Although there were few casualties, thousands abandoned their houses, many of which were destroyed by the weight of ash. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1973 Feb 23 - Mär 23	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1972 Nov 12 - Dez 16 ±15 d.	Acatenango Pico Central-Yepocapa saddle	1	Guatemala		unbekannt
1971 Sep 14 - Sep 15	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1971 Sep 14 (Ausbruch 1971 Sep 14 - Sep 15)	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)	10	unbekannt	Info
1971 Sep 14: BVE gives 10 killed of unstated causes. CSLP gives 2 killed in San Pedro Yepocapa by about 30 cm ashfall. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #1627 BVE: Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions #1630 Smithsonian Institution (1968-1975): Smithsonian Institution-CSLP, 1968-75. [Event notification cards]. Center for Short-Lived Phenomena (CSLP) Event Cards Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1967 Apr 22 - Apr 24	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1966 Aug 12 - Aug 13	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1966 Feb 7 - Mai 1	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1963 Sep 28 - Sep 30	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1963 Sep 28 (Ausbruch 1963 Sep 28 - Sep 30)	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)	7	unbekannt	Info
1963 Sep 28: Renewed ashfall triggered a lahar in which 7 persons perished. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1962 Aug 4 - Nov 9	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1961 Mär 11 - Apr 15 ?	Pacaya Cachajinas vent (South flank, 1860 m)	2	Guatemala		unbekannt
1957 Feb 19 - Feb 21 oder danach	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1955 Jul 26 ±5 d.	Fuego	1	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1953 Apr 9 - Apr 13	Fuego	3	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1949 Nov	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1947	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1944 Dez 1 ±30 d.	Fuego	2	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1932 Jan 21 - Jan 22	Fuego	4	Guatemala (Central America)		unbekannt
1929 Nov 2 (Ausbruch 1922 Jun 22 - anhaltend)	Santiaguito	3	Guatemala	200	unbekannt	Info
1929 Nov 2: CAVW lists 23 fatalities for pyroclastic flow. Volcano Letter (VL) gives 45 deaths, with 21 bodies found at El Palmar, 10 km from the crater but later VL details 26 more killed by hot mud at a plantation on the Rio Tambor. This source also implies that loss of life approached that in the 1902 eruption. Mercado et al. suggest 11/02 dome collapse pyroclastic flow killed from several hundred to as many as 5,000 persons. (reference #9675) Cited references #1628 various (1951-1975): Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes of the World including Solfatara Fields. Rome: International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, 22 volumes. [vol.s are listed individually in NGDC's Reference Database.] #1641 Jaggar, T.A. (1931): Eruption of Santa Maria [Guatemala] November 1929. The Volcano Letter, 356: 1-4 #1656 Mercado R, Rose W I, Matias O, Giron J (1988): November 1929 dome collapse and pyroclastic flow at Santiaguito dome, Guatemala (abstract). Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 69: 1487 #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1926 Aug - 1927 Mai 19	Acatenango Pico Central	2	Guatemala		unbekannt
1924 Dez 18 - 1925 Jun 7	Acatenango North slope of Pico Central	3	Guatemala		unbekannt
1903 - 1913	Santiaguito SW flank (east end of 1902 crater)	2	Guatemala		unbekannt
1902 Okt 24 - Nov 12	Santiaguito SW flank	6?	Guatemala		unbekannt
1902 Okt 25 (Ausbruch 1902 Okt 24 - Nov 12)	Santiaguito	6	Guatemala	10,000	mittel	Info
1902 Okt 25: Reference #9675: Sapper says that hundreds of people were killed in collapsing houses. One source says 10 villages of 50-5,000 inhabitants each were buried beneath tons of volcanic debris. At one plantation 11 km from the volcano, 105 of 112 laborers died. At a village over 350 died, suffocated by deadly fumes. Anderson suggested 2-3,000 kiUed and many more (i.e. >2,000) died in subsequent malaria outbreak because ashfall killed birds but not mosquitoes. Both Coleman and Wilcoxson give estimates of 6,000 killed; Witham estimates 5,000-10,000 deaths from disease. Reference #1182, #7895: 6000 killed from Santa Maria eruption. Reference #7815: The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia, Thursday 25 December 1902, p. 5. A FLAMING CRATER. HORROR IN GUATEMALA. AN ENTIRE REPUBLIC STRICKEN. "The coffee districts of Costa Cuca, Chuva, Palmer, Reforma, Costa Grande, and Kolhuitz are destroyed by the eruption," the factor wrote... The towns of Palmer, San Felipe, Coombia, and Centepee, are all ruined. Ashes are 7 ft. deep in the tineas and towns. Mud, stones, and lava have fallen all over the country. Houses have been crushed by the weight of the volcanic material that has fallen upon them. Retalhuleu, Mazatenango, and Quezaltenango have not suffered so much, but this calamity is only beginning. We have mud and ashes in Retalhuleu. There is great loss of life. Cattle and horses are dead by thousands. Famine and pest are approaching. God help us! Bridges and roads have been destroyed. It is impossible to get further news. LIVES REPORTED LOST. It is the common belief in all the coast towns of Central America that thousands of lives have been sacrificed in this awful disaster. Those who have come in from the region immediate to the zone of devastation insist that all who were in the towns of Pilmar, San Felipe, Colombia, and Coatepee must have perished. LOSS REACHES MILLIONS. The property losses are enormous. The estimates of these losses are in varying millions. The coffee fincas of the Western Department of Guatemala were among the most productive and profitable in the world. On October 31 advices were received in this city to the effect that the entire coffee zone of Guatemala had been destroyed, and that the lives of all engaged on the fincas and living in the towns and villages were in imminent danger. Later information not only confirms these first reports, but greatly enlarges the area of destruction and vastly increases the amount of loss to the coffee planters. AN OFFICIAL REPORT. Mr. James C. McNally, United States Consul-General at Guatemala City, in his official report to the State Department, estimates the total loss at more than £1,000,000. He says ; "As a climax to the terrible earthquakes of April 18, which practically compassed the ruin of Quezaltenango, the volcano Santa Maria, almost adjoining that city, erupted on October 24, throwing out quantities of mud and ashes, causing untold damage on the coast side, which comprises the rich coffee zone of Guatemala. The volcano is still active, and ashes are falling on places 30 miles distant from the crater." FIFTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS DEAD. Mr. Hans Lang left here six weeks ago to assume the position of assistant manager of the plantation of Lucerno, near Osuna. In speaking of the loss of life resulting from the eruption, Mr. Lang said:--"In Guatemala City it was estimated that 15,000 lives were lost. The exact number will never be known, as thousands lie buried beneath the ashes, and their bodies will never be recovered. I was stationed fifty miles from Santa Maria, and no ashes fell on my plantation, although the rumblings were distinctly heard and the lightning flashes plainly seen. When the volcano of Fuego, adjacent to the plantation, began to belch forth smoke, I thought it time to decamp, so I made my way to Guatemala City. Cited references #1182 Latter, J.H. (1969): Natural Disasters, Advancement of Science 25 (126), p. 362-380. #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #1667 Sapper, K. (1917): Katalog der Geschichtlichen Vulkanausbruche. Strasbourg: Karl J Trubner, 358 p #7815 The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia (1902): A Flaming Crater - Horror in Guatemala - An Entire Republic Stricken - Lives Reported Lost, The Advertiser, Thursday 25 December 1902, p. 5. Retrieved June 21, 2010 from http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4910377 #7895 Blanchard-Boehm, R. Denise (2004): Natural Hazards in Latin America: Tectonic Forces and Storm Fury. The Social Studies Journal, p. 93-105. #8475 Rose, William I. (1972): Notes on the 1902 eruption of Santa Mara volcano, Guatemala. Bulletin volcanologique; organe de la Section de volcanologie de l'Union geodesique et geophysique intemationale, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 29-45. #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. #10953 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 551 p. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Guatemala FAQ

+Wann war der letzte Vulkanausbruch in Guatemala?

Der letzte Vulkanausbruch in Guatemala ereignete sich am Vulkan Pacaya volcano während 2015 - 2021.

+Wann war der erste historisch dokumentierte Vulkanausbruch in Guatemala?

Der erste historisch belegte Vulkanausbruch war um 1469 AD am Vulkan Atitlán.

+Wie oft brechen Vulkane in Guatemala aus?

Seit 1469 AD gab es in Guatemala mindestens 102 historisch belegte Ausbrüche. Das bedeutet, dass im Schnitt ein Vulkan ungefähr alle 5.5 Jahre ausbricht.

+Wie aktiv sind die Vulkane in Guatemala?

Guatemala ist vulkanisch gesehen äußerst aktiv: Seit 1900 sind mindestens 4 Vulkane in Guatemala aktiv gewesen. Fast jedes Jahr ist mindestens ein Vulkan in Guatemala aktiv gewesen. Der letzte Vulkan, der in Guatemala ausgebrochen ist, ist der Vulkan Pacaya. Er war von 2015 bis 2021 aktiv und ruht seitdem wieder, d.h. seit 4 Jahren.

+Wann gab es den größten Vulkanausbruch in Guatemala?

Der größte Vulkanausbruch in Guatemala in geschichtlicher Zeit ereignete sich am Vulkan Santiaguito im Jahr 1902. Er gilt als plinianischer Ausbruch mit einer Stärke von 6 auf der VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) Skala. Ausbrüche dieser Stärke haben oft schwerwiegende weitreichende Folgen für die betroffene Region.

Jüngste Erdbeben: Guatemala

In den letzten 7 Tagen gab es in Guatemala 6 Erdbeben der Stärke von 4.0 oder höher, 12 Beben der Stärke von 3.0-3.9 und 10 Beben der Stärke von 2.0-2.9. Außerdem wurden 5 Beben kleiner als 2.0 registriert, die Menschen normalerweise nicht spüren können.

Ein Stärke 3.9 Erdbeben ereignete sich in Nordpazifik, Guatemala .

Stärke 3.9 Erdbeben Nordpazifik, Guatemala -

Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Nächster Vulkan / Ort
22. Mai. 09:08 (Guatemala)	4.5 44 km	73 km S von Atitlán	Nordpazifik, 70 km südlich von Mazatenango, Suchitepeque, Guatemala I FELT IT - 6 Berichte	Info
Mittwoch, 21. Mai 2025 GMT (1 Beben)
21. Mai. 01:31 (Merida)	4.2 105 km	19 km W von Tacana	18 km nördlich von Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexiko I FELT IT	Info
Montag, 19. Mai 2025 GMT (1 Beben)
19. Mai. 07:56 (GMT -6)	4.1 47 km	128 km SW von Atitlán	Nordpazifik, 91 km südwestlich von La Gomera, Escuintla, Guatemala I FELT IT	Info
Sonntag, 18. Mai 2025 GMT (3 Beben)
18. Mai. 11:12 (GMT -6)	4.1 81 km	111 km SW von Santiaguito	Nordpazifik, 85 km südwestlich von Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT IT	Info
18. Mai. 10:59 (GMT -6)	4.2 14 km	138 km SW von Santiaguito	Nordpazifik, 74 km südwestlich von Champerico, Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT IT	Info
18. Mai. 06:33 (GMT -6)	4.0 6.9 km	137 km SW von Santiaguito	Nordpazifik, 74 km südwestlich von Champerico, Retalhuleu, Guatemala I FELT IT	Info

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Bedeutende Erdbeben in Guatemala seit 1900

Das tödlichste Erdbeben in Guatemala seit 1900 war das Erdbeben der Stärke 7.5 in

Guatemala, Departamento Izabal am 4. Februar 1976. Es forderte 23,000 Todesopfer und 76,000 Verletzte. Auch ein Tsunami wurde durch das Beben ausgelöst und trug zu dessen zerstörerischen Auswirkungen bei. Dies war das verheerendste je aufgezeichnete Erdbeben in Guatemala. Dies war ebenfalls das zerstörerischste Erdbeben, das sich in dieser Zeitspanne ereignete: Sein wirtschaftlicher Gesamtschaden wurde auf den Gegenwert von $2.1 Milliarden US-Dollar geschätzt. 255,000 Häuser und andere Gebäude wurden zerstört und mehr als 1.000 beschädigt.
26 Beben sind bekannt, die zu erheblichen Schäden führten.

Datum	Mag	Region	Todesopfer	Schaden
2012 Nov 7	7.3	San Marcos, San Cristobal Cochu	48	sehr schwer	Info
1991 Sep 18	6.2	Guatemala City, Pachuta, Solola	25	schwer	Info
1978 Jul 29	4.5	Patzun	17	mittel	Info
1976 Feb 4	7.5	Chimaltenango, Guatemala City	23,000	katastrophal	Info
1917 Dec 26	6.0	Guatemala City	2,650	sehr schwer	Info
1902 Apr 19	7.5	Quezaltenango, San Marcos	2,000	schwer	Info

Quelle: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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Bedeutende Erdbeben in Guatemala FAQ

+Welches war das tödlichste Erdbeben in Guatemala seit 1900?

Das tödlichste Erdbeben in Guatemala seit 1900 war das Erdbeben der Stärke 7.5 in Guatemala, Departamento Izabal am 4. Februar 1976. Es forderte 23,000 Todesopfer und 76,000 Verletzte. Auch ein Tsunami wurde durch das Beben ausgelöst und trug zu dessen zerstörerischen Auswirkungen bei. Dies war das verheerendste je aufgezeichnete Erdbeben in Guatemala.

+Wie viele Menschen kamen durch Erdbeben ums Leben in Guatemala seit 1900?

Insgesamt forderten Erdbeben seit 1900 eine geschätzte Zahl von 28,000 Todesopfern; es sind mindestens 15 tödliche Beben in diesem Zeitraum bekannt.

+Wie viel Schaden verursachten Erdbeben in Guatemala seit 1900?

Der gesamte wirtschaftliche Schaden, der seit 1900 von Erdbeben verursacht wurde, kann auf etwa $2.6 Milliarden US-Dollar geschätzt werden.

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Acatenango

(Stratovolcano 3976 m / 13,044 ft)

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Agua

(Stratovolcano 3760 m / 12,336 ft)

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Almolonga

(Stratovolcano 3197 m / 10,489 ft)

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Atitlán

(Stratovolcano 3535 m / 11,598 ft)

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Ayarza

(Caldera(s) 1409 m / 4623 ft)

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Barahona

(Caldera(s) 2282 m / 7487 ft)

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Cerro Alutate

(Stratovolcano 2116 m / 6942 ft)

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Cerro Ananopa

(Volcanic field 386 m / 1266 ft)

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Cerro Redondo

(Shield(s) 768 m / 2520 ft)

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Cerro Santiago

(Volcanic field 1192 m / 3,911 ft)

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Chiquimula Volcanic Field

(Cinder cones 1192 m / 3,911 ft)

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Cuilapa-Barbarena

(Volcanic field 1454 m / 4,770 ft)

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Cuxliquel

(Lava dome(s) 3029 m / 9938 ft)

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Fuego

(Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft)

An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distance

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Guistepeque Volcanic Field

(Pyroclastic cone(s) 1358 m / 4455 ft)

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Ipala

(Stratovolcano 1650 m / 5,413 ft)

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Ixhuatan

(Complex 1675 m / 5495 ft)

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Ixtepeque

(Lava domes 1292 m / 4,239 ft)

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Jumay Volcanic Field

(Stratovolcano 2174 m / 7133 ft)

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Jumaytepeque

(Stratovolcano 1815 m / 5,955 ft)

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Moyuta

(Stratovolcano 1662 m / 5,453 ft)

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Pacaya

(Complex volcano 2552 m (8,373 ft))

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Piedra Grande

(Stratovolcano(es) 1640 m / 5381 ft)

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Pueblo Nuevo Viñas

(Stratovolcano 1939 m / 6362 ft)

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Quezaltepeque

(Volcanic field 1200 m / 3,937 ft)

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San Pedro

(Stratovolcano 3020 m / 9908 ft)

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Santiaguito

(Stratovolcano 3772 m (12,375 ft))

The lava dome complex of Santiaguito volcano seen from Santa Maria's summit

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Santo Tomas

(Stratovolcano(es) 3542 m / 11621 ft)

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Siete Orejas

(Stratovolcano 3370 m / 11056 ft)

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Suchitán

(Stratovolcanoes 2042 m / 6,699 ft)

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Tacana

(stratovolcano 4060 m / 13,320 ft)

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