Volcano news: Pacaya (Guatemala)
Fri, 21 Jun 2019, 16:45
Satellite image of Pacaya from 20 June 2019, showing the active lava flow (image prepared by: Annamaria Luongo @annamaria_84 / Twitter)
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 Pacaya volcano satellite image by (c) Google Earth View Pacaya volcanoComplex volcano 2552 m (8,373 ft)Guatemala, 14.38°N / -90.6°W Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Pacaya webcams / live data | Reports Pacaya volcano books | Tours Pacaya volcano eruptions: 1360, 1565, 1623(?), 1651, 1655, 1664, 1668, 1671, 1674, 1677(?), 1678, 1690, 1693, 1699, 1717(?), 1760(?), 1775, 1805, 1830(?), 1846, 1885, 1961, 1965, 1970, 2972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 - May 1998 (intense period of summit activity), 1999-2003, 2004-2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Typical eruption style: Mildly explosive and effusive (Strombolian activity, lava fountaining, lava flows from the summit crater). Near continuously active the least during the past centuries. Last earthquakes nearby Pacaya volcano tours Latest satellite images  
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