Fuego Vulkan

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Stratovolcano

Guatemala, 14.47°N / -90.88°W

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Summit height: 3,763 m / 12,346 ft

Aktueller Status: Ausbruch (4 von 5)

Last update: 21 Mär 2025 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)

An ash eruption from Fuego volcano seen from the distance

Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. It typically has strombolian activity and sometimes phases of intense lava fountaining, producing tall ash plumes and dangerous pyroclastic flows.

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Typische Aktivität: Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes and extrusion of viscous lava flows. In near constant activity, at least during the past centuries.
Ausbrüche des Fuego: 1581, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1614, 1617, 1620, 1623, 1629, 1679(?), 1685, 1686, 1689(?), 1699, 1702, 1705, 1706, 1709(?), 1710,1717,1730, 1732, 1737, 1751(?), 1765(?), 1773(?), 1799, 1826, 1829, 1850(?), 1852(?), 1855, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1861(?), 1867(?), 1880, 1896, 1932, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1999, 2002 - ongoing

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Beschreibung

Collapse of the ancestral Meseta volcano about 8,500 years ago produced a massive debris avalanche that traveled about 50 km onto the Pacific coastal plain. Growth of the modern Fuego volcano followed, continuing the southward migration of volcanism that began at Acatenango, the northern twin volcano of Fuego. Frequent vigorous historical eruptions have been recorded since 1524 and have produced major ashfalls, along with occasional pyroclastic flows and lava flows. The last major explosive eruption from Fuego took place in 1974, producing spectacular pyroclastic flows visible from Antigua.

Fuego Volcano Photos

Agua-Vulkan in der Nähe von Antigua, Guatemala, mit dem ausbrechenden Pacaya im rechten Hintergrund (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Mächtiger strombolianischer Ausbruch am Vulkan Fuego, Guatemala (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)

Explosion vom Vulkan Fuego, Guatemala, nachts (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)

Der Pacaya Vulkan mit seinen aktiven Lavaströmen vom Acatenango aus gesehen. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

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Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Fuego volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Fuego has had at least 61 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 55 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.
Additionally, there are 18 uncertain or discredited eruptions from Fuego volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Fuego volcano since around 1900. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Fuego can be found on the news page of Fuego volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Todesopfer	Schaden
2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
2018 Jun 3 (Ausbruch 2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	201	sehr schwer	Info
2018 Jun 3: In a special bulletin from 0600 on 3 June INSIVUMEH noted increased activity at Fuego. Strong explosions were accompanied by rumbling sounds, and shock waves that vibrated local structures. Dense ash plumes rose 2.3 km above the crater and drifted SW, W, NW, and N. Pyroclastic flows descended the Seca (Santa Teresa) drainage on the W flank, and possibly other drainages, though poor weather conditions prevented clear views of the summit area. Ash plumes drifted in westerly directions, causing ashfall (on roofs and cars). On 5 June INSIVUMEH reported that activity again increased. Explosions occurring at a rate of 8-10/hour, some strong, generated ash plumes that rose 5 km and drifted E and NE. At 1928 a pyroclastic flow traveled down the Las Lajas drainage. (reference #2432) Rescue workers searched for survivors on Monday amid a desolate landscape of ash and mud after a volcano erupted near the Guatemalan capital the previous day, killing at least 62 people. The number of missing after Volcán del Fuego's eruption was unclear, said the authorities from Guatemala's natural disaster commission, known as Conred. The volcano, which sits less than 30 miles from the capital, Guatemala City, erupted just before noon Sunday and continued to spew ash, rocks and gas into the air. A second powerful eruption followed at 6:45 p.m. Some two million people were affected by the volcano's ash, which billowed 15,000 feet into the air and dispersed over a nine-mile radius. More than 3,200 people were evacuated, and at least 46 people were injured, some of them with severe burns. More than 1,600 were in shelters. (reference #12159) People affected: 1,714,387. People evacuated: 12,823. People treated: 8,534. People in shelters: 3,559. People injured: 57. Deaths: 112. Missing: 197. Houses destroyed: 186 Energy grid impacted: 2. Bridges destroyed: 2. Roads Destroyed: 1. Roads impacted: 5. Schools Impacted 3. Schools destroyed: 1. (reference #12161) According to Asociación Nacional del Café (Anacafe) technicians, the volcanic eruption has direct impacts in an area of 3,400 to 4,055 blocks of land of the coffee crop, which would represent 0.91 percent of the national production. (reference #12162) People affected: 1,714,387. People evacuated: 12,823. People treated: 8,866. People injured: 27. Deaths: 201. Missing: 229. Houses destroyed: 186 Energy grid impacted: 2. Bridges destroyed: 2. Roads Destroyed: 1. Roads impacted: 5. Schools Impacted: 3. Schools destroyed: 1. (reference #12179) [...]the figure is very different from the one provided by volunteer group Antigua al Rescate, which reported that there are more than 2,900 dead and missing in ground zero in San Miguel Los Lotes, with 470 of those children.(reference #12180) 461 total deaths (includes rain events) (reference #1250) USD 120 million overall losses (reference #12634) Cited references #1250 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) (2001): EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, link #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #12159 New York Times (2018): Guatemalas Fuego Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least 62. Published 04 June 2018. Link #12161 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2018): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 22 June 2018, 07:00. #12162 El Periodico (Guatemala) (2018): Erupcion volcanica impacto a 4 mil 55 manzanas de cafe. Published 05 June 2018. Link #12163 Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH), Guatemala (2018): Boletin Vulcanologico Especial BEFCO #35-2018. Published 04 June 2018. Link #12179 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2018): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 10 August 2018, 07:00 #12180 Latin American Herald Tribune (2018): At Least 73 Minors Missing after Guatemala Volcano Eruption, Authorities Say. Link #12629 Coordinadora Nacional Para La Reduccion De Desastres (CONRED), Guatemala (2019): Erupcion: Volcan de Fuego, Informe General. 02 June 2019, 17:30 #12634 Munich Re Group (2020): NatCatSERVICE Relevant geophysical events worldwide 2018. Accessed 05 February 2020. Munich Re Group Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2017 Jun 6 (Ausbruch 2002 Jan 4 - anhaltend)	Hist. dokumentiert	2		mittel	Info
2017 Jun 6: Explosions with ash emissions continued daily at Fuego during January-June 2017; five episodes of increased activity generated higher ash plumes, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows. The period of activity during 5-6 June, designated Episode 5, generated two lava flows (2 and 3 km long) and a pyroclastic flow. Eruptive episode 5 for 2017 began during the late afternoon of 5 June. Moderate and strong Strombolian explosions generated an ash plume that rose to 6 km altitude and drifted more than 20 km W, SE, and NW from the crater. Sounds as loud as a freight train were reported nearby, and vibrations were felt in communities around the volcano. Lava flowed 3 km down the Santa Teresa ravine and 2 km down Ceniza canyon. Volcanic bombs rose 200 m high, and fell more than 300 m from the summit crater. Pyroclastic flows descended the Santa Teresa canyon on the W flank. Thirteen lahars were reported during June. They descended the Santa Teresa, Mineral, Trinidad, Ceniza, Las Lajas, and El Jute ravines, tributaries of the Pantaleón, Achíguate and Guacalate rivers. Overflows from the drainages damaged several roads and river crossings in the region. (all above from reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1999 Mai 21 - 2000 Dez 9 oder danach	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1999 Mai 21 (Ausbruch 1999 Mai 21 - 2000 Dez 9 oder danach)	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt	Info
1999 Mai 21: Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Lava flow(s), Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1987 Jan 5 ±4 d. - Feb 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1977 Sep 11 - 1979 Aug 8	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1977 Mär 3 - Apr 19	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1975 Mai 28 - Okt 21	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1974 Okt 10 - Dez 4	Hist. dokumentiert	4		unbekannt
1974 Okt 10 (Ausbruch 1974 Okt 10 - Dez 4)	Hist. dokumentiert	4	1-50 (*)	mittel	Info
1974 Okt 10: Deaths caused by a shower of bombs. 2-3 killed by hot water and mud. Although there were few casualties, thousands abandoned their houses, many of which were destroyed by the weight of ash. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1973 Feb 23 - Mär 23	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1971 Sep 14 - Sep 15	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1971 Sep 14 (Ausbruch 1971 Sep 14 - Sep 15)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	10	unbekannt	Info
1971 Sep 14: BVE gives 10 killed of unstated causes. CSLP gives 2 killed in San Pedro Yepocapa by about 30 cm ashfall. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #1627 BVE: Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions #1630 Smithsonian Institution (1968-1975): Smithsonian Institution-CSLP, 1968-75. [Event notification cards]. Center for Short-Lived Phenomena (CSLP) Event Cards Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1967 Apr 22 - Apr 24	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1966 Aug 12 - Aug 13	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1966 Feb 7 - Mai 1	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1963 Sep 28 - Sep 30	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1963 Sep 28 (Ausbruch 1963 Sep 28 - Sep 30)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	7	unbekannt	Info
1963 Sep 28: Renewed ashfall triggered a lahar in which 7 persons perished. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1962 Aug 4 - Nov 9	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1957 Feb 19 - Feb 21 oder danach	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1955 Jul 26 ±5 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1953 Apr 9 - Apr 13	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1949 Nov	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1947	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1944 Dez 1 ±30 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1932 Jan 21 - Jan 22	Hist. dokumentiert	4		unbekannt
1932 Jan 21 (Ausbruch 1932 Jan 21 - Jan 22)	Hist. dokumentiert	4	1-50 (*)	unbekannt	Info
1932 Jan 21: Tephra Volume: 2 ? x 108 m³, , Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Fatalities. (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Fuego Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Fuego volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Fuego began in 2002 and is continuing (as of April 2025).

+How often does Fuego volcano erupt?

Since 1524 AD, Fuego volcano has had at least 55 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 9.1 years.
Many eruptions of Fuego have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 82 out of 501 years until now. In other words, Fuego has been active at least one in 6.1 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Fuego is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+How active is Fuego volcano at present?

Fuego volcano is very active: Since 1900, it has had 45 eruptions, and been active during 45 years out of 126 as of now. This means, Fuego has been in eruption one in 2.8 years on average. The latest eruption is still continuing at present.

+When was the largest eruption of Fuego volcano?

The largest eruption of Fuego volcano in historic times occurred im Jahr 1974. It ranks as a sub-plinian eruption with a magnitude 4 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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