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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.
Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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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
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.
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 Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
Fuego volcano news & eruption updates:
Tue, 22 Sep 2020, 22:30
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 22 Sep 2020 Tue, 22 Sep 2020, 11:15
Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 08:39
Explosion and ejected scoria from Fuego volcano (image: @DavidHe11952876/twitter) Explosive eruption of the volcano continues moderate to high levels. Read more...INSIVUMEH reported that the effusion of the lava flow in Ceniza direction has stopped and is no longer active.Near-constant strombolian explosions are associated with incandescent material that is ejected to an approximate height of 300 m above the crater with moderate to strong avalanches. 
Incandescence in the crater, no lava flow is visible (image: INSIVUMEH) [ less] Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 08:40
Incandescence and lava flow at Fuego volcano on 11 September visible from satellite (image: Sentinel 2) Effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues at moderate levels. Read more...INSIVUMEH reported that the lava flow in Ceniza direction has increased in length, currently about 400 m long.Moderate to strong explosions at regular intervals of 12 to 16 per hour generate a grey ash plume which reached approx. 15,420 ft (4,700 m) altitude. Ash emissions are extending about 20 km to the west and southwest of the volcano. [ less]
Sun, 13 Sep 2020, 03:30
Sat, 12 Sep 2020, 16:00
Sat, 12 Sep 2020, 02:45
Wed, 9 Sep 2020, 12:30
Wed, 9 Sep 2020, 08:17
Seismic activity associated with lahars (image: INSIVUMEH) INSIVUMEH reported that lahars (mud flows) occurred in Barrancas, Las Lajas, Barranca Honda and El Jute as the heavy rainfalls remobilised the fresh ash deposits including blocks with diameter between 30cm-150cm. Read more...The lahars are expected to threaten habited areas in the next days. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología volcano activity update 9 September 2020 [ less] Tue, 8 Sep 2020, 08:01
Incandescent avalanches from Fuego volcano on 7 September (image: @DavidHe11952876/twitter) Effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Read more...INSIVUMEH reported that lava flow in Ceniza direction continues to be active, currently about 200 m long. Weak to moderate vulcanian-type explosions at regular intervals of 6 to 8 per hour generate a grey ash plume which reached approx. 14,767-15,420 ft (4,500-4,700 m) altitude. Ash emissions are extending about 10 km to the west and southwest of the volcano. 
Incandescence at Fuego volcano detected by satellite (image: Sentinel 2) [ less]
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Fri, 4 Sep 2020, 10:45
Thu, 3 Sep 2020, 08:23
Ash plume from Fuego volcano (image: INSIVUMEH) According to volcano observatory INSIVUMEH the lava effusion characterized by the lava flow in Ceniza direction, is no longer active. Read more...Surveillance cameras observed weak to moderate vulcanian-type explosions at regular intervals of 6 to 8 per hour that generated a grey ash plume which reached approx. 14,108-15,902 ft (4,300-4,600 m) altitude. The plumes were drifted towards the west and southwest direction. Incandescent material is ejected to an approximate height of 150 m-300 m above the crater with weak to moderate avalanches towards the Santa Teresa, Taniluyá, Ceniza, Trinidad, Las Lajas and Honda direction. [ less]
Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 08:45
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 21:15
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 12:15
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 08:20
Glowing lava bombs thrown from crater of Fuego volcano yesterday (image: INSIVUMEH) Effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Read more...Due to ongoing strombolian activity a glowing lava spatter is being ejected to an approximate height of 150 to 300 meters above the summit and caused moderate to strong avalanches of material towards the Seca, Taniluyá, Ceniza, Lajas and Honda direction. INSIVUMEH reported that lava flow has started to descend on the slopes and continues to be active on the southwest slopes of the volcano, currently about 550 m long. 
Ash plume from Fuego volcano (image: INSIVUMEH) [ less]
Mon, 31 Aug 2020, 01:00
Sun, 30 Aug 2020, 13:30
Sat, 29 Aug 2020, 17:15
Sat, 29 Aug 2020, 05:45
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Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 08:27
Strombolian-type explosion from Fuego volcano on 26 August (image: INSIVUMEH) Explosive eruption of the volcano continues at moderate levels. Effusive activity is not observed after continuing lava flow on the northwest flank has ceased as we informed in the last update. Read more...As the satellite image from 12 August shows, no lava flows are observed. Incandescence continues to be observed from the summit crater and caused weak to moderate avalanches of material towards the Seca, Taniluya, Ceniza, Trinidad and Las Lajas direction. INSIVUMEH recorded weak to moderate strombolian-type explosions at regular intervals of 4 to 6 per hour that generated a grey ash plume which reached approx. 14,763-15,419 ft (4,500-4,700 m) altitude. The plumes drifted towards the west and southwest direction. 
No lava flows are observed from satellite (image: Sentinel 2) [ less] Tue, 25 Aug 2020, 13:45
Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 11:30
Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 00:15
Thu, 20 Aug 2020, 13:45
Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 14:00
Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 02:00
Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 16:45
Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 14:30
Sat, 8 Aug 2020, 23:30
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 8 Aug 2020
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Sat, 8 Aug 2020, 16:45
Wed, 5 Aug 2020, 17:00
Tue, 4 Aug 2020, 08:30
Mon, 3 Aug 2020, 20:30
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 3 Aug 2020
Mon, 3 Aug 2020, 09:45
Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 22:00
Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 14:15
Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 02:15
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 2 Aug 2020
Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 19:45
Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 08:30
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