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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 VA EMS. to 16000 ft (4900 m)

Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 12:15
12:15 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 12:00 UTC, 03/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210203/1158Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/094

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: OCNL VA EMS.

OBS VA DTG: 03/1120Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL160 N1428 W09053 - N1428 W09052
- N1415 W09050 - N1415 W09055 - N1428 W09053 MOV
S 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 03/1730Z SFC/FL160 N1428 W09053
- N1428 W09052 - N1410 W09053 - N1411 W09059 -
N1428 W09053

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 03/2330Z SFC/FL160 N1429
W09053 - N1428 W09052 - N1410 W09053 - N1411
W09059 - N1429 W09053

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 04/0530Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA CLDS OBSD EXTDG TO 12 NMI S OF SUMMIT ON
STLT IMAGERY. WEBCAM SHOWS VA EMS AT 0959Z,
1012Z, AND 1031Z. NWP MDLS SUGGEST LTLCG IN WINDS
THRU T+12HRS. ...HOSLEY

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210203/1800Z

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