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Volcán de Fuego

Fuego

Stratovolcano · Guatemala · 3799m

The upper SE flanks of Fuego (left) and Acatenango (right) are seen here, with their summits that lie only 3 km apart along a N-S line. The modern Fuego edifice was constructed within a scarp left by collapse of the ancestral Mesata, whose flank appears to the right of the summit towards the saddle between the two.
The upper SE flanks of Fuego (left) and Acatenango (right) are seen here, with their summits that lie only 3 km apart along a N-S line. The modern Fuego edifice was constructed within a scarp left by collapse of the ancestral Mesata, whose flank appears to the right of the summit towards the saddle between the two. · Photo: Photo by Lee Siebert, 1988 (Smithsonian Institution). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3799m
Coordinates
14.475, -90.881
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Volcán Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is also one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. The scarp of an older edifice, Meseta, lies between Fuego and Acatenango to the north. Construction of Meseta dates back to about 230,000 years and continued until the late Pleistocene or early Holocene. Collapse of Meseta may have produced the massive Escuintla debris-avalanche deposit, which extends about 50 km onto the Pacific coastal plain. Growth of the modern Fuego volcano followed, continuing the southward migration of volcanism that began at the mostly andesitic Acatenango. Eruptions at Fuego have become more mafic with time, and most historical activity has produced basaltic rocks. Frequent vigorous eruptions have been recorded since the onset of the Spanish era in 1524, and have produced major ashfalls, along with occasional pyroclastic flows and lava flows.

From Wikipedia

Volcán de Fuego or Chi Q'aq' is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1580 BCE~1381 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?410~609 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?808~1007 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1405~1604 · 17 eruptions · max VEI 41604~1803 · 23 eruptions · max VEI 41803~2002 · 35 eruptions · max VEI 41580 BCE784 BCE21110071803

Detailed timeline

  1. 2002VEI 3Observed
    2002-01-04 – 2026-03-18
  2. 1999VEI 2Observed
    1999-05-21 – 2000-12-09
  3. 1987VEI 1Observed
    1987-01-05 – 1987-02-16
  4. 1977VEI 1Observed
    1977-03-03 – 1977-04-19
  5. 1977VEI 2Observed
    1977-09-11 – 1979-08-08
  6. 1975VEI 1Observed
    1975-05-28 – 1975-10-21
  7. 1974VEI 4Observed
    1974-10-10 – 1974-12-04
  8. 1973VEI 2Observed
    1973-02-23 – 1973-03-23
  9. 1971VEI 3Observed
    1971-09-14 – 1971-09-15
  10. 1967VEI 2Observed
    1967-04-22 – 1967-04-24
  11. 1966VEI 3Observed
    1966-02-07 – 1966-05-01
  12. 1966VEI 3Observed
    1966-08-12 – 1966-08-13
  13. 1963VEI 3Observed
    1963-09-28 – 1963-09-30
  14. 1962VEI 3Observed
    1962-08-04 – 1962-11-09
  15. 1957VEI 3Observed
    1957-02-19 – 1957-02-21
  16. 1955VEI 1Observed
    1955-07-26 – Ongoing
  17. 1953VEI 3Observed
    1953-04-09 – 1953-04-13
  18. 1949VEI 2Observed
    1949-11 – Ongoing
  19. 1947VEI 2Observed
    1947 – Ongoing
  20. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944-12-01 – Ongoing
  21. 1932VEI 4Observed
    1932-01-21 – 1932-01-22
  22. 1896VEI 2Observed
    1896-01-10 – Ongoing
  23. 1880VEI 4Observed
    1880-06-28 – 1880-08-20
  24. 1867VEI 2Geological estimate
    1867 – Ongoing
  25. 1861VEI 2Geological estimate
    1861-11-21 – Ongoing
  26. 1860VEI 2Observed
    1860-08-18 – 1860-09-23
  27. 1857VEI 4Observed
    1857-01-15 – 1857-02-17
  28. 1857VEI 2Observed
    1857-09-17 – Ongoing
  29. 1856VEI 2Observed
    1856-01-09 – 1856-03-07
  30. 1856VEI 2Observed
    1856-09-29 – 1856-09-30
  31. 1855VEI 2Observed
    1855-09-29 – 1855-09-30
  32. 1852VEI 2Geological estimate
    1852 – Ongoing
  33. 1850VEI 2Geological estimate
    1850 – Ongoing
  34. 1829VEI 2Observed
    1829 – Ongoing
  35. 1826VEI 2Observed
    1826 – Ongoing
  36. 1799VEI 3Observed
    1799 – Ongoing
  37. 1773VEI 2Geological estimate
    1773 – Ongoing
  38. 1765VEI 2Geological estimate
    1765 – Ongoing
  39. 1751VEI 2Geological estimate
    1751 – Ongoing
  40. 1737VEI 4Observed
    1737-08-27 – 1737-09-24
  41. 1732VEI 2Observed
    1732-05 – Ongoing
  42. 1730VEI 2Observed
    1730-09 – Ongoing
  43. 1717VEI 4Observed
    1717-08-27 – 1717-12-26
  44. 1710VEI 2Observed
    1710-10-14 – Ongoing
  45. 1709VEI ?Geological estimate
    1709-10-14 – Ongoing
  46. 1706VEI 2Observed
    1706-10-04 – Ongoing
  47. 1705VEI 2Observed
    1705-01-31 – 1705-02-02
  48. 1702VEI 2Observed
    1702-08-04 – Ongoing
  49. 1699VEI 2Observed
    1699 – Ongoing
  50. 1689VEI 2Geological estimate
    1689 – Ongoing
  51. 1686VEI 2Observed
    1686 – Ongoing
  52. 1685VEI 2Geological estimate
    1685-09 – Ongoing
    Volcano Uncertain: pumice off Guatemala coast
  53. 1679VEI ?Geological estimate
    1679 – Ongoing
  54. 1629VEI 2Observed
    1629 – 1632
  55. 1623VEI 2Observed
    1623-01 – Ongoing
  56. 1620VEI 2Observed
    1620 – Ongoing
  57. 1617VEI 3Observed
    1617 – Ongoing
  58. 1614VEI 2Observed
    1614 – Ongoing
  59. 1587VEI 2Observed
    1587-07-24 – Ongoing
  60. 1586VEI 2Observed
    1586-06-03 – 1586-12
  61. 1585VEI 2Observed
    1585-01-15 – 1585-07
  62. 1581VEI 4Observed
    1581-12-05 – 1582-01-15
  63. 1577VEI 2Geological estimate
    1577 – Ongoing
  64. 1576VEI 2Geological estimate
    1576 – Ongoing
  65. 1575VEI 2Geological estimate
    1575 – Ongoing
  66. 1571VEI ?Geological estimate
    1571-12-25 – Ongoing
  67. 1565VEI 2Geological estimate
    1565 – Ongoing
  68. 1559VEI ?Geological estimate
    1559-01-16 – Ongoing
  69. 1557VEI ?Geological estimate
    1557-01-15 – Ongoing
  70. 1551VEI 2Observed
    1551 – 1552-03-31
  71. 1542VEI ?Observed
    1542-01-14 – Ongoing
  72. 1541VEI ?Geological estimate
    1541 – Ongoing
    Volcano uncertain: possibly Atitlan
  73. 1531VEI 2Observed
    1531-12-31 – Ongoing
  74. 1526VEI 2Geological estimate
    1526 – Ongoing
  75. 1524VEI 2Observed
    1524-04-30 – 1524-07-15
  76. 970 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    970 – Ongoing
  77. 900 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    900 – Ongoing
  78. 590 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    590 – Ongoing
  79. 1580 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1580 – Ongoing

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