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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)
Guatemala Volcano Special (8-day volcano tour to Pacaya and Fuego, Guatemala)
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: OCNL EM to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 00:30
00:30 AM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 21 Jan 2021
Satellite image of Fuego volcano on 21 Jan 2021
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 00:19 UTC, 21/01/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210121/0017Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/050

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCNL EM

OBS VA DTG: 20/2330Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N1431 W09117 - N1429 W09052
- N1423 W09052 - N1425 W09117 - N1431 W09117 MOV
W 25KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 21/0530Z SFC/FL150 N1440 W09114
- N1431 W09052 - N1423 W09052 - N1434 W09117 -
N1440 W09114

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 21/1130Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 21/1730Z NO VA EXP

RMK: BROKEN PLUME OF VA EXT 20 NM W OF THE
SUMMIT. VA EXP TO VEER SLIGHTLY THRU T+6 BASED ON
NWP MODEL GUIDANCE. ...TURK

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210121/0615Z

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