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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: LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Thu, 14 Jan 2021, 02:00
02:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 01:51 UTC, 14/01/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210114/0147Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/035

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY

OBS VA DTG: 14/0120Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N1429 W09053 - N1427 W09052
- N1417 W09104 - N1425 W09108 - N1429 W09053 MOV
SW 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/0730Z SFC/FL140 N1432 W09109
- N1429 W09053 - N1426 W09052 - N1421 W09110 -
N1432 W09109

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/1330Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/1930Z NO VA EXP

RMK: OCNL LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT AND SUMMIT WEB
CAM MOVG SW FM SUMMIT. VA HGT FM NWP MDLS. VA DIR
FM STLT. NWP MLDS SHOWS SW-LY TO W-LY MOVMT TREND
THRU T+6. ...SAMBUCCI

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210114/0745Z

Previous news
Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 16:30
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: OCNL EM to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 03:45
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMS OBS IN SAT. to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 09:18
Fuego volcano (Guatemala): activity remains unchanged at moderate-to-strong levels
Glowing crater at Fuego volcano captured from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)
The explosive eruption of the volcano has remained essentially unchanged at moderate to high levels. No significant change in activity has occurred since the last update. ... read all
Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 02:30
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EMS SEEN IN STLT IMAGERY to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 19:45
Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 14000 ft (4300 m)

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