Volcán de Fuego

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Fuego
The Fuego in the foreground, behind the Acatenango

The Fuego in the foreground, behind the Acatenango

height 3763  m
location Antigua Guatemala
Mountains Sierra Madre
Coordinates 14 ° 28 '29 "  N , 90 ° 52' 51"  W Coordinates: 14 ° 28 '29 "  N , 90 ° 52' 51"  W.
Volcán de Fuego (Guatemala)
Volcán de Fuego
Type Stratovolcano
rock Basalt , andesite
Last eruption 2018
Eruption in 1974
The Fuego on August 8, 2007

The Volcan de Fuego ( Spanish for fire volcano ) is an active, 3,763 m high stratovolcano in southern Guatemala .

location

It is located about 20 km southwest of the city of Antigua Guatemala on the border of the Chimaltenango , Sacatepéquez and Escuintla departments . Together with the Acatenango volcano , it forms the La Horqueta massif. The Fuego and the Volcán de Agua , a few kilometers to the east, are usually easy to see from Guatemala City .

The Fuego is one of the most active volcanoes in Guatemala. Larger eruptions are rare, but there are often clouds of smoke over the crater.

outbreaks

Historical eruptions

Timeline: 1586, 1614, 1623, 1631, 1632, 1651, 1664, 1668, 1671, 1677, 1686, 1689, 1699, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1710, 1717, 1775, 1799, 1829, 1850, 1852, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1860. There were more eruptions in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Outbreak 2012

Already in May 2012, after increased seismic and volcanic activity, the alert level was raised from YELLOW to ORANGE (the second highest of four levels).

The activities of the volcano increased again since September 9th. It went mudflows and pyroclastic flows down to the valley. The next day, a lava flow also started . After the ash cloud had risen to 3000 meters above the crater, the RED alert, which is the fourth and highest level, was declared on September 13th.

The evacuation of thousands of people from five districts was ordered. Tens of thousands of people were on the run from the spread of lava flows and further eruptions.

Outbreaks in 2016

On January 4, 2016, a six-kilometer-high column of smoke rose, explosions could be heard, vibrations were felt in the area, an ash shower fell on the surrounding villages and lava flowed down the slopes in three places.

Outbreak on January 4, 2016 from Antigua seen from

On February 10, 2016, the volcano erupted again and covered three surrounding villages with ash and dust again. The Guatemala City had to temporarily suspend its operation.

Outbreaks 2018

On February 1, 2018, a long- awaited paroxysm was reported, with volcanic ash rising to seven kilometers, two lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

In an outbreak on June 3, 2018, pyroclastic currents killed at least 114 people and injured around 300. It was the worst eruption of the fire volcano in 40 years. More than 12,000 people had to be evacuated from the area around the volcano; a total of more than 1.7 million people are affected. The eruption lasted 16.5 hours. On June 17, 2018, the search for the 197 missing people was stopped.

The volcano remained active. On June 5, the explosions at the summit increased with ash clouds up to 5000 meters. Another pyroclastic current went down on the southern flank at 17:28 (local time). Scree avalanches and mud flows ( lahars ) continued to threaten the area.

In the eruptions "186 houses were completely destroyed and 750 other buildings were badly damaged."

From November 6th to 9th, the volcano was active without causing casualties or damage.

The last outbreak began on November 19, when around 3,000 people were evacuated as a precaution. An ash cloud rose up to about 1500 meters, a lava flow poured about 2500 meters into a gorge.

Petrography

In 1984 a sample of andesitic lava was analyzed petrographically . This resulted in the following composition:

Web links

Commons : Volcán de Fuego  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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