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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: VA EM OBS IN SAT. to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 17:15
17:15 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:

FVXX24 at 17:09 UTC, 14/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210214/1707Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090
PSN: N1428 W09052

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/115

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM OBS IN SAT.

OBS VA DTG: 14/1640Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 N1435 W09040 - N1425 W09040
- N1427 W09053 - N1429 W09053 - N1435 W09040 MOV
E 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/2230Z SFC/FL150 N1433 W09022
- N1422 W09023 - N1427 W09053 - N1430 W09053 -
N1433 W09022

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 15/0430Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 15/1030Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA OBS IN SAT EXT 12 NM E FM SUMMIT. OBS VA
FL ESTD FM NWP MDLS AND VOLCAT ALERT. FL WINDS
EXP TO PERSIST THRU T+6 HRS. ...CLARK

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210214/2300Z

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