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Santiaguito volcano
Stratovolcano 3772 m (12,375 ft)
Guatemala, 14.76°N / -91.55°W
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Volcano news: Santa Maria (Guatemala)

Santa María / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update

Tuesday Oct 09, 2012 10:05 AM | BY: T

There are still weak avalanches occurring from the lava flow fronts. No explosions were reported since yesterday.
Previous news
Santa Maria / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update
Monday, Oct 08, 2012
The lava flow front has short weak incandescent avalanches in the morning. ... [more]
Santa Maria / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update
Monday, Oct 08, 2012
The lava flow front produced weak incandescent avalanches in the morning. ... [more]
Santa Maria / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala): small pyroclastic flow
The small pyroclastic flow this morning (INSIVUMEH)
Saturday, Oct 06, 2012
A weak pyroclastic flow occurred earlier this morning at 06:01 hours from the SE-S side of the dome and produced an ash plume rising to 100 meters above the crater and causing minor ash fall on areas of Finca el Faro and San Jose. [more]
Santa Maria / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update
Friday, Oct 05, 2012
Weak to moderate explosions with ash plumes of up to 400 m height drifting west and northeast. Lava flows were active on the northeast and southeast sides of the cone and approached the Nima I gulley. [more]
Santa María / Santiaguito volcano (Guatemala) activity update
Thursday, Oct 04, 2012
Red glow could be seen at night from the lava dome. At 06:00 this morning, a small explosion sent an ash plume rising 600 m. [more]

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