Has the Pacaya volcano killed anyone?

REW (2013) noted one death attributed to the explosion and tephra fall and 179 deaths attributed to the Tropical Storm. Two people died at Pacaya days prior to the explosion of 27 May 2010. Wardman and others (2013) mentioned two further deaths due to people cleaning tephra from roofs.

When was the last eruption of Pacaya?

2021
Pacaya/Last eruption

What type of eruption does Pacaya have?

Since 1965, Pacaya has been erupting quasi-continuously. The type of eruption alternated between strombolian and plinian. In some time periods, hundreds of explosions have occurred daily. During the strombolian type of eruptions, incandescent bombs were flung up hun- dreds of meters into the air.

Is Pacaya still erupting?

After being dormant for over 70 years, Pacaya began erupting vigorously in 1961 and has been erupting frequently since then. It has been steadily active in 2021, with two strong explosions at the end of last month (March 24-30, 2021).

What volcano is near Guatemala?

Volcán de Fuego (“Volcano of Fire”) is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala. It is close to the city of Antigua Guatemala .

Where are the volcanoes in Guatemala?

Did you know Guatemala has three active volcanoes, Santiaguito, Pacaya and Fuego. Volcano Pacaya is located south of Guatemala City and that’s the volcano that most visitors climb when they come to Guatemala. Santiaguito is near Quetzaltenango or Xelajú and it is the volcano with the more irregular activity.

When did Guatemala erupt?

The 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption was a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows from the Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for Volcano of Fire) in Guatemala on Sunday 3 June 2018. The eruption included lahars, pyroclastic flows, and clouds of volcanic ash, which left almost no evacuation time and caused the death of nearly two hundred people.

What is the Guatemala volcano?

Volcán de Fuego or Chi Q’aq’ is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. It sits about 16 kilometres west of Antigua, one of Guatemala’s most famous cities and a tourist destination. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest, most recently in June and November 2018. Fuego is famous for being almost constantly active at a low level. Small gas and ash eruptions occur every 15 to 20 minutes, but larger eruptions