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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) Fuego webcams / live dataFuego volcano videosFuego volcano books | ToursFuego 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. Last earthquakes nearbyLatest satellite images 
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Fuego volcano news & eruption updateWed, 28 Sep 2016, 07:45
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX23 at 07:40 UTC, 28/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 14:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX23 at 14:14 UTC, 27/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Sun, 25 Sep 2016, 14:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX20 at 14:25 UTC, 25/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Sun, 25 Sep 2016, 01:45 
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 25 Sep 2016 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX20 at 01:36 UTC, 25/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Tue, 13 Sep 2016, 14:45  Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 13 Sep 2016 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX22 at 14:30 UTC, 13/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all]
Wed, 7 Sep 2016, 01:45  Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 7 Sep 2016 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX21 at 01:44 UTC, 07/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Tue, 6 Sep 2016, 10:30  Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 6 Sep 2016 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX21 at 10:24 UTC, 06/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Mon, 5 Sep 2016, 22:30
 Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 5 Sep 2016 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX21 at 22:26 UTC, 05/09/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:21 
MODIS thermal signal from Fuego volcano (MIROVA) The activity at the volcano has again started to increase - while it continues with intermittent explosions, satellite-based measured heat emission from the summit is becoming more intense, typically a sign that the magma column is rising inside the conduit. ...moreThis could herald a new paroxysm in the near future (coming few days?). [ less] Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 14:30  Ash plume from an explosion at Fuego this morning Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX24 at 13:59 UTC, 25/08/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Show more newsMon, 22 Aug 2016, 18:59 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX20 at 18:59 UTC, 22/08/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Sat, 20 Aug 2016, 13:08
 Ash plume from an explosion at Fuego (INSIVUMEH webcam image) The volcano is currently in normal strombolian activity with intermittent explosions that generate small ash puffs. ...moreThe Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report ealier: [ less] [ read all] Fri, 19 Aug 2016, 14:12
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX23 at 14:12 UTC, 19/08/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Thu, 18 Aug 2016, 14:04 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX20 at 14:04 UTC, 18/08/16 from KNES [ less] [ read all] Sat, 30 Jul 2016, 10:28  Ash plume from Fuego yesterday morning with lava fountains
The paroxysm at Fuego, which had reached its peak phase during the night of Thu-Fri (28-29 July) has ended. Starting from the early afternoon yesterday (local time), activity gradually decreased and the volcano's activity has by now returned to intermittent smaller strombolian explosions. ...moreThe lava effusion dropped as well. As of yesterday evening, the two lava flows on the SE side were still active and 1500 m long while explosions at the vent were still reaching 400 meters height; by this morning, the lava flows continued to be active, but had decreased to a few hundred of meters length and are probably going to stop soon. ( Video of the eruption at end of article)  Fuego this morning with only remnants of the lava flow
 Pyroclastic flow at Fuego yesterday
[ less] [ read all] Fri, 29 Jul 2016, 07:26  Lava fountaining from Fuego volcano this morning Another intense eruptive phase with strong explosions, lava fountaining and abundant lava flow activity is in progress at the volcano. ...moreAfter increasing gradually over the past week, the new so-called paroxysm (the 12th such phase in 2016 according to INSIVUMEH) started yesterday morning and seems now to be at its peak. Strombolian-type explosions and/or pulsating lava fountains eject glowing lava to 400 m or more, generating abundant glowing avalanches on the upper cone, and are accompanied by shock waves that can be felt in up to 15 km distance. Two lava flows of each about 2000 m length are descending the Las Lajas and Santa Teresa gullies on the southeastern flank.  Heat signal from Fuego volcano (MIROVA)  Strombolian activity and lava flow on Fuego yesterday (CONRED) [ less] [ read all] Mon, 25 Jul 2016, 16:42  Fuego's lava flow this morning (INSIVUMEH webcam from east side) A small lava flow is descending on the upper SE flank into the Santa Teresa drainage, generating near-constant small glowing avalanches. ...moreExplosive strombolian activity is relatively week at the moment; the volcano observatory counted 20 explosions for the past 24 hours, generating ash plums that rose up to approx. 500 m and drifted 10-12 km S and SW before dissipating. Many of them were accompanied by shock waves and jet-engine like degassing sounds that lasted up to 2 minutes. Incandescent bombs were seen to reach to 150-200 m height above the crater. [ less] Tue, 19 Jul 2016, 18:17
 Strong explosion at Fuego with incandescent avalanches this morning (INSIVUMEH webcam) Strombolian-type explosions have increased in size and frequency during the past days. Many of the explosions ejected lava bombs to several hundred meters above the crater and caused spectacular incandescent avalanches on the upper slopes. ...moreSo far, no lava flow has accompanied the current peak of activity; whether it will continue to evolve further or is about to end is difficult to judge. [ less] Mon, 27 Jun 2016, 15:23 
Fuego volcano this morning with the remaining lava flow on the SE side (INSIVUMEH) The 10th paroxysmal episode at the volcano in 2016 has come to an end and the volcano is now back to its normal state of intermittent mild to moderate strombolian explosions, ejecting incandescent material up to 100 m above the summit vents, at intervals of 1-2 hours on average. ...moreThe explosions (13 in total recorded by INSIVUMEH during the past 24 hours) produced ash plumes of 500-1000 meters height. The stronger ones were accompanied by weak shock waves and caused ash plumes that drifted up to approx. 10 km before dissipating. The voluminous lava flows on the SE side erupted during the eruption in the past days (s. b.) were no longer alimented this morning according to INSIVUMEH, although their fronts and sides remain incandescent (likely, caused by the remaining fluid lava contained in their centers which continues to move a bit).  Strombolian activity from Fuego's two summit vents and the two lava flows on the SE side (El Jute and Las Lajas ravines) during the night of 24-25 June 2016 (photo: César Santizo @ClimaenGuate / twitter)  Ash plume from the lava fountaining at Fuego on 25 June (photo: Sofia Letona) [ less] [ read all] Mon, 23 May 2016, 08:16 
Lava fountaining at Fuego this morning (seen from Panimache, SW side)
The 9th paroxysmal eruption in 2016 is in progress at the volcano: starting yesterday, explosions have become stronger and more frequent. As the magma output rate increased strongly, the explosions have turned into pulsating lava fountains and a lava flow began to travel down the Las Lajas ravine on the SE flank, currently reaching about 1200-1500 m length. ...moreINSIVUMEH reports moderate to strong explosions, glowing avalanches in all directions and noisy rumblings similar to a locomotive train. The FG3 seismic station records strong tremor and rockfall signals. An ash plume is rising to approx. 5000 m elevation and drifting SW and W, where ash fall is occurring in areas such as the volcano observatory in Panimache, Morelia, and El Porvenir villages.  Current seismic signal FG3 station (INSIVUMEH)
 The lava flow on the SE side
[ less] [ read all] Thu, 19 May 2016, 21:42
 The pyroclastic flow observed from Alotenango. Image: CONRED A relatively large pyroclastic flow (avalanche of hot debris and ash) descended from the volcano yesterday (18 May) morning at around 10:30 local time. ...moreThe unusual aspect is that it occurred during a phase of currently low activity with no active lava flow or intense explosive activity (as during the paroxysms). There seemed not to have been any precursor signs either. The most likely cause should be a collapse of accumulated, unstable material from previous eruptions on the upper slopes, something that would not be too unusual to happen. [ less] [ read all] Sun, 8 May 2016, 10:44  Strombolian explosion at Fuego on 6 May 2016 (image: INSIVUMEH) Another paroxysm (the 7th in 2016) occurred during 6-7 May at the volcano and has now ended. ...moreSimilar to the previous such episode during 13-14 April, it produced small pulsating lava fountains and a lava flow that descended 1000 m into the Las Lajas ravine on the upper SE flank, but generated no pyroclastic flows. The eruption lasted 32 hours according to INSIVUMEH. [ less] More on VolcanoDiscovery:
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