Volcano profile

Guatemala

Fuego.

Volcano profile for Fuego in Guatemala, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,799 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 3 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
14.4748°, -90.8806°
GVP number
342090

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Guatemala

Fuego

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,799 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
14.4748°, -90.8806°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
342090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Fuego · Guatemala

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
4 Jan 2002Uncertain dating18 Mar 20263Confirmed eruption
21 May 19999 Dec 20002Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 198716 Feb 19871Confirmed eruption
11 Sep 19778 Aug 19792Confirmed eruption
3 Mar 197719 Apr 19771Confirmed eruption
28 May 197521 Oct 19751Confirmed eruption
10 Oct 19744 Dec 19744Confirmed eruption
23 Feb 197323 Mar 19732Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 197115 Sep 19713Confirmed eruption
22 Apr 196724 Apr 19672Confirmed eruption
12 Aug 196613 Aug 19663Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 19661 May 19663Confirmed eruption
28 Sep 196330 Sep 19633Confirmed eruption
4 Aug 19629 Nov 19623Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 195721 Feb 19573Confirmed eruption
26 Jul 1955Not available1Confirmed eruption
9 Apr 195313 Apr 19533Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1949Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1947Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 1944Not available2Confirmed eruption
21 Jan 193222 Jan 19324Confirmed eruption
10 Jan 1896Not available2?Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 188020 Aug 18804?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1867Not available2Uncertain eruption
21 Nov 1861Not available2Uncertain eruption
18 Aug 186023 Sep 18602Confirmed eruption
17 Sep 1857Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 185717 Feb 18574?Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 185630 Sep 18562Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 18567 Mar 18562Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 185530 Sep 18552Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1850Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1829Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1826Not available2Confirmed eruption
1799Not available3Confirmed eruption
1773Not available2Uncertain eruption
1765Not available2Uncertain eruption
1751Not available2Uncertain eruption
27 Aug 173724 Sep 17374?Confirmed eruption
May 1732Not available2Confirmed eruption
Sep 1730Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Aug 171726 Dec 17174?Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 1710Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 1709Not available—Uncertain eruption
4 Oct 1706Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Jan 17052 Feb 17052Confirmed eruption
4 Aug 1702Not available2Confirmed eruption
1699Not available2Confirmed eruption
1689Not available2Uncertain eruption
1686Not available2Confirmed eruption
Sep 1685Not available2Confirmed eruption
1679Not available—Uncertain eruption
162916322Confirmed eruption
Jan 1623Not available2Confirmed eruption
1620Not available2Confirmed eruption
1617Not available3Confirmed eruption
1614Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Jul 1587Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 1586Dec 15862Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1585Jul 15852Confirmed eruption
5 Dec 158115 Jan 15824?Confirmed eruption
1577Not available2Uncertain eruption
1576Not available2Uncertain eruption
1575Not available2Uncertain eruption
25 Dec 1571Not available—Uncertain eruption
1565Not available2Uncertain eruption
16 Jan 1559Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Jan 1557Not available—Uncertain eruption
155131 Mar 15522Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 1542Not available—Confirmed eruption
1541Not available—Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1531Not available2Confirmed eruption
1526Not available2Uncertain eruption
30 Apr 152415 Jul 15242Confirmed eruption
970Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
900Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
590Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1580 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Fuego · No current eruption report · 3,799 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Aurora International AirportGuatemala · GUA · MGGT
    39.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Quezaltenango AirportGuatemala · AAZ · MGQZ
    79.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Retalhuleu AirportGuatemala · RER · MGRT
    88.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

AlotenangoGuatemala · 8.3 km

YepocapaGuatemala · 8.5 km

Ciudad ViejaGuatemala · 13.8 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC