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Guatemala · Stratovolcano

Volcán de Fuego

Fuego

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3799m
Last eruption
2026
Volcán de Fuego
Photo: Scottydude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / 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

79 recordedGlossary
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 – end unknown
  17. 1953VEI 3Observed
    1953-04-09 – 1953-04-13
  18. 1949VEI 2Observed
    1949-11-16 – end unknown
  19. 1947VEI 2Observed
    1947-07-02 – end unknown
  20. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944-12-01 – end unknown
  21. 1932VEI 4Observed
    1932-01-21 – 1932-01-22
  22. 1896VEI 2Observed
    1896-01-10 – end unknown
  23. 1880VEI 4Observed
    1880-06-28 – 1880-08-20
  24. 1867VEI 2Method not stated
    1867-07-02 – end unknown
  25. 1861VEI 2Method not stated
    1861-11-21 – end unknown
  26. 1860VEI 2Observed
    1860-08-18 – 1860-09-23
  27. 1857VEI 4Observed
    1857-01-15 – 1857-02-17
  28. 1857VEI 2Observed
    1857-09-17 – end unknown
  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 2Method not stated
    1852-07-02 – end unknown
  33. 1850VEI 2Method not stated
    1850-07-02 – end unknown
  34. 1829VEI 2Observed
    1829-07-02 – end unknown
  35. 1826VEI 2Observed
    1826-07-02 – end unknown
  36. 1799VEI 3Observed
    1799 – end unknown
  37. 1773VEI 2Method not stated
    1773 – end unknown
  38. 1765VEI 2Method not stated
    1765 – end unknown
  39. 1751VEI 2Method not stated
    1751 – end unknown
  40. 1737VEI 4Observed
    1737-08-27 – 1737-09-24
  41. 1732VEI 2Observed
    1732-05 – end unknown
  42. 1730VEI 2Observed
    1730-09 – end unknown
  43. 1717VEI 4Observed
    1717-08-27 – 1717-12-26
  44. 1710VEI 2Observed
    1710-10-14 – end unknown
  45. 1709VEI ?Method not stated
    1709-10-14 – end unknown
  46. 1706VEI 2Observed
    1706-10-04 – end unknown
  47. 1705VEI 2Observed
    1705-01-31 – 1705-02-02
  48. 1702VEI 2Observed
    1702-08-04 – end unknown
  49. 1699VEI 2Observed
    1699 – end unknown
  50. 1689VEI 2Method not stated
    1689 – end unknown
  51. 1686VEI 2Observed
    1686 – end unknown
  52. 1685VEI 2Method not stated
    1685-09 – end unknown
    Volcano Uncertain: pumice off Guatemala coast
  53. 1679VEI ?Method not stated
    1679 – end unknown
  54. 1629VEI 2Observed
    1629 – 1632
  55. 1623VEI 2Observed
    1623-01 – end unknown
  56. 1620VEI 2Observed
    1620 – end unknown
  57. 1617VEI 3Observed
    1617 – end unknown
  58. 1614VEI 2Observed
    1614 – end unknown
  59. 1587VEI 2Observed
    1587-07-24 – end unknown
  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 2Method not stated
    1577 – end unknown
  64. 1576VEI 2Method not stated
    1576 – end unknown
  65. 1575VEI 2Method not stated
    1575 – end unknown
  66. 1571VEI ?Method not stated
    1571-12-25 – end unknown
  67. 1565VEI 2Method not stated
    1565 – end unknown
  68. 1559VEI ?Method not stated
    1559-01-16 – end unknown
  69. 1557VEI ?Method not stated
    1557-01-15 – end unknown
  70. 1551VEI 2Observed
    1551 – 1552-03-31
  71. 1542VEI ?Observed
    1542-01-14 – end unknown
  72. 1541VEI ?Method not stated
    1541 – end unknown
    Volcano uncertain: possibly Atitlan
  73. 1531VEI 2Observed
    1531-12-31 – end unknown
  74. 1526VEI 2Method not stated
    1526 – end unknown
  75. 1524VEI 2Observed
    1524-04-30 – 1524-07-15
  76. 970 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    970 – end unknown
  77. 900 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    900 – end unknown
  78. 590 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    590 – end unknown
  79. 1580 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1580 BCE – end unknown

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