Fuego volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 1 July-7 July 2015 (New Activity / Unrest)
Wed, 1 Jul 2015, 06:00 06:00 AM | BY: VN
Based on INSIVUMEH notices, CONRED reported that for a 30-hour period during 30 June-1 July activity at Fuego was at a high level, characterized by explosions, high-temperature pyroclastic flows (that began on 1 July), and ashfall. Ash plumes rose 4.8 km above the crater and drifted 25 km W and NW, producing ashfall in 22 local communities. The majority of material deposited by pyroclastic flows was in the Las Lajas drainage.Activity decreased later that day. During 4-6 July, INSIVUMEH reported that explosions produced ash plumes that rose as high as 800 m above the crater and drifted 8-10 km SW and W. Incandescent material was ejected 100 m high, and avalanches descended the Santa Teresa and other nearby drainages.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2015. Report on Fuego. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 1 July-7 July 2015. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
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