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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 EM.Thu, 17 Oct 2019, 13:00 13:00 PM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: FVXX23 at 12:30 UTC, 17/10/19 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20191017/1228Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: FUEGO 342090 PSN: N1428 W09052 AREA: GUATEMALA SUMMIT ELEV: 12346 FT [3763 M] ADVISORY NR: 2019/670 INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. VOLCAT. ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EM. RMK: WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION SUGGESTING A POSSIBLE VA EMISSION. WE WILL GATHER FURTHER INFORMATION AND ISSUE A FULL ADVISORY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NXT ADVISORY: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Previous newsINSIVUMEH recorded range of ash emissions within 15 to 18 with weak and moderate characteristics and ash column at an approximate height of 4,600 to 4,800 m moving 20 to 25 km south and southwest. ... read all
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