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Stratovolcano 3,763 m / 12,346 ft
Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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
Fuego volcano news & eruption updates:Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EMS to 16000 ft (4900 m)Mon, 8 Feb 2021, 02:45 02:45 AM | 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: FVXX24 at 02:38 UTC, 08/02/21 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20210208/0236Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090 PSN: N1428 W09052 AREA: GUATEMALA SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M] ADVISORY NR: 2021/105 INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS. VOLCAT. ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EMS OBS VA DTG: 08/0200Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL160 N1428 W09053 - N1428 W09052 - N1416 W09107 - N1422 W09111 - N1428 W09053 MOV SW 5KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 08/0800Z SFC/FL160 N1428 W09122 - N1428 W09053 - N1427 W09052 - N1416 W09120 - N1428 W09122 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 08/1400Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +18HR: 08/2000Z NO VA EXP RMK: OCNL VA CAN BE OBS UP 20NM SW FM THE SUMMIT. NWP MDL INDICATES A CONT SW MOV TO WSW MOV THRU T+6HRS. ...ZHU NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210208/0830Z
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