Get our newsletter!     Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.  VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.  The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. Guaranteed tours: : espacios disponibles / : garantizada / : pocos espacios a la izquierda / : una reserva con antelación Fotos al azar | |   Santa Maria volcano satellite image (c) Google Earth View 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 volcano is one of the most prominent of a chain of large volcanoes that rises dramatically above the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala. Santa Maria erupted catastrophically in 1902 destroying its former summit.
Santa Maria is a popular excursion destination and the summit offers spectacular views onto erupting Santiaguito.
Stratovolcano 3772 m (12,375 ft)
Guatemala, 14.76°N / -91.55°W Current status: erupción (4 out of 5) Santiaguito webcams / datos en tiempo real | ReportsSantiaguito volcano books | ToursErupciones del volcán Santiaguito:
1902 (catastrophic Plinian eruption of Santa Maria), 1903, 1922-ongoing (Santiaguito dome complex) Typical eruption style:Dominantly explosive, formation of lava domes Últimos terremotos cercanosLatest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 Volcano news: Santa Maria (Guatemala)sáb, 21 mar 2020, 00:56 INSIVUMEH report continued degassing plume expulsion reaching heights of around 3300 m.a.s.l. that drifted southwest over the villages of Loma Linda and San Marcos Palajunoj. The STG3 seismic station recorded mostly weak explosions, where some generated airplane turbine sounds. On the southern, eastern and southeastern flanks, the activity was generally block avalanches. jue, 12 mar 2020, 00:02 INSIVUMEH report weak explosions, expelling ash plumes to heights of 3000 - 3200 m.a.s.l (9840 - 10500 ft) that scattered southeast at distances up to 1000 m. Weak avalanches were generated towards the southeast and southwest flanks to the base of the dome. lun, 9 mar 2020, 09:47  Incandescence from Caliente dome of Santiaguito volcano with Santa Maria in the background from satellite (image: Sentinel 2) INSIVUMEH recorded a white fumarole in Caliente dome that rose 10,500 ft (3,200 m) above the summit. ...màsThe seismic station detected weak explosions that generated a dark ash plume which reached approx. 10,800 ft (3,300 m) above the summit and drifted W. Material is ejected above the crater and caused weak avalanches of material on the south, east and southeast flanks of the Caliente dome. [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 13 feb 2020, 08:20  Incandescence from Caliente dome of Santiaguito volcano with Santa Maria in the background from satellite (image: Sentinel 2) INSIVUMEH recorded an ash plume that rose 9,514 ft (2,900 m) above the summit and drifted SW. ...màsThe seismic station detected weak and moderate explosions that generated a dark ash plume which reached approx. 10,499 ft (3,200 m) above the summit and drifted SW. Material is ejected above the crater and caused weak avalanches of material on the southeast flanks of the Caliente dome. [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 3 feb 2020, 16:30 lun, 27 ene 2020, 02:35 INSIVUMEH report 1 to 3, weak and moderate explosions per hour that eject ash columns to an approximate height of 3200 meters (10499 feet) above sea level, which disperse to the southwest at a distance of approximately 1 kilometer. Weak avalanches on the southeast flanks of the Caliente dome. Ashfall accumulating on the edifice perimeter. Más en VolcanoDiscovery: Etna trekking tour: A tour entirely dedicated to Etna, the most active volcano in Europe. Spend 6 full days on Etna and get good chances to see eruptive activity. |
