Fuego volcano
Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupción (4 out of 5)
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupción (4 out of 5)
Last update: 5 Mar 2021 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)
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.
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Erupciones del volcán Fuego: 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
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación | |
| Fri, 5 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 4 mar 2021 19:46 (GMT -6) (5 Mar 2021 01:46:45 GMT) | 3.9 25 km - More | 86 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 25 km al sur de San Jose, Guatemala | |
| Wed, 3 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 3 mar 2021 12:50 (GMT -6) (3 Mar 2021 18:50:21 GMT) | 4.2 96 km - More | 128 km | 59 km al oeste de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| Fri, 26 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 26 feb 2021 15:46 (GMT -6) (26 Feb 2021 21:46:23 GMT) | 3.8 34 km - More | 75 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 29 km al sur de La Gomera, Escuintla, Guatemala | |
| Tue, 23 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 23 feb 2021 07:38 (GMT -6) (23 Feb 2021 13:38:41 GMT) | 3.7 1 km - More | 32 km | Amatitlán, 27 km al sur de Ciudad de Guatemala, Municipio de Guatemala | |
| Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 20 feb 2021 00:52 (GMT -6) (20 Feb 2021 06:52:27 GMT) | 3.6 45 km - More | 91 km | Departamento de Retalhuleu, 43 km al suroeste de Mazatenango, Guatemala | |
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.
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
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