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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: NEW VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sun, 24 Jan 2021, 14:45
14:45 PM | BY: VN
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 14:41 UTC, 24/01/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210124/1439Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/056

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 24/1350Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N1442 W09054 - N1428 W09052
- N1427 W09053 - N1435 W09107 - N1442 W09054 MOV
NW 20KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 24/2000Z SFC/FL150 N1449 W09101
- N1429 W09053 - N1426 W09052 - N1437 W09113 -
N1449 W09101

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 25/0200Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 25/0800Z NO VA EXP

RMK: LGT VA IS OBS MOV NW UP TO 13NM FM THE
SUMMIT AND IS SEEN ON WEBCAM . NWP MDL INDICATES
A CONT NW MOV THRU T+6HRS. ...ZHU

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210124/2045Z

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