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Pacaya volcano satellite image by (c) Google Earth View
Pacaya volcano satellite image by (c) Google Earth View
Pacaya volcano
Complex volcano 2552 m (8,373 ft)
Guatemala, 14.38°N / -90.6°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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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, 1972, 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.

Pacaya 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)

Volcano news: Pacaya (Guatemala)

Pacaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM OBS IN SAT AND RPTD BY INSIVUMEH to 11000 ft (3400 m)

Thu, 11 Feb 2021, 08:00
08:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 11000 ft (3400 m) altitude or flight level 110 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 07:44 UTC, 11/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210211/0742Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: PACAYA 342110
PSN: N1422 W09035

AREA: GUATEMALA

SUMMIT ELEV: 8373 FT [2552 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/013

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

ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM OBS IN SAT AND RPTD BY
INSIVUMEH

OBS VA DTG: 11/0720Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL110 N1434 W09050 - N1423 W09035
- N1422 W09036 - N1422 W09053 - N1434 W09050 MOV
W 5KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 11/1330Z SFC/FL110 N1434 W09053
- N1423 W09035 - N1422 W09036 - N1421 W09056 -
N1434 W09053

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 11/1930Z NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 12/0130Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA EM OBS IN SAT MOV W APPX 17 NM FM SUMMIT
AND BEGINNING TO DSIPT. OBS VA FL BASED ON
INSIVUMEH RPT. LGT AND VRBL FL WINDS EXP TO CONT
THRU T+6 HRS. ...CLARK

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210211/1345Z

Previous news

Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 11:00
Pacaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS VA EMS to 11000 ft (3400 m)
Mon, 8 Feb 2021, 23:15
Pacaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: OCNL EM to 11000 ft (3400 m)
Satellite image of Pacaya volcano on 8 Feb 2021
Mon, 8 Feb 2021, 14:45
Pacaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EMS SEEN IN STLT. to 11000 ft (3400 m)
Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 15:12
Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): continuing lava flow
Emitting lava flow from Pacaya volcano (image: INSIVUMEH)
The volcano continues to effuse the lava flow on the southwest flank at moderate levels. ... read all
Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 14:32
Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): lava flow increases
The lava flow on the SW slope remains active accompanied with continuous plume from the summit crater (image: @tonyveco/twitter)
The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues. ... read all

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