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Fuego volcano
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.

Fuego volcano tours:
Volcanoes in the land of the Maya (15-days study trip and expedition to Guatemala's volcanoes)
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View
Satellite image of Fuego volcano by (c) Google Earth View

Fuego volcano news & eruption updates:

Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM NOT DETECTED

Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 12:00
12:00 PM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVXX23 at 11:46 UTC, 11/01/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210111/1143Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/025

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM NOT DETECTED

OBS VA DTG: 11/1110Z

OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/1700Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/2300Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/0500Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA EM NOT SEEN IN STLT. WEB CAM VIEW OF
SUMMIT SHOWS MINOR VA EM THAT DISP NEAR SUMMIT.
...

NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 00:30
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS SEEN IN STLT AND WEBCAM to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 09:00
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS HAS DISP
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 21:45
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 14:00
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS CONT to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 03:45
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS SEEN IN STLT. to 15000 ft (4600 m)

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