Volcano profile

Guatemala

Pacaya.

Volcano profile for Pacaya 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
2,569 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
14.382°, -90.601°
GVP number
342110

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No current eruption report

Guatemala

Pacaya

Volcanic complex

Elevation
2,569 m
Last documented eruption
2021
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
14.382°, -90.601°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
342110
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Pacaya · Guatemala

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Jun 201513 Aug 20211Confirmed eruption
25 Aug 201417 Feb 20151Confirmed eruption
5 Mar 201310 Apr 20142Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 200626 Oct 20103Confirmed eruption
19 Jul 200411 Sep 20053?Confirmed eruption
30 May 200217 Jun 20021?Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 200131 Oct 20011Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 20005 Jul 20011Confirmed eruption
4 Jan 19901 Mar 20003Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 196510 Mar 19893Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 196115 Apr 19612Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1885Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1846Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1830Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1805Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Jul 177523 Jul 17753Confirmed eruption
1760Not available—Uncertain eruption
1717Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Jun 1699Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1693Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1690Not available2?Confirmed eruption
26 Mar 168727 Mar 16872Confirmed eruption
Aug 1678Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jul 1677Not available—Uncertain eruption
Jul 1674Not available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 1671Not available2Confirmed eruption
Aug 166829 Jun 16692Confirmed eruption
1664Not available3Confirmed eruption
Jul 1655Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Feb 165113 Apr 16512Confirmed eruption
1623Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
Aug 1565Not available3Confirmed eruption
1360Uncertain datingNot available3?Confirmed eruption
1160Uncertain datingNot available3?Confirmed eruption
880Uncertain datingNot available3?Confirmed eruption
400Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed 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

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Pacaya · No current eruption report · 2,569 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Aurora International AirportGuatemala · GUA · MGGT
    23.7 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

PalínGuatemala · 10.6 km

AmatitlánGuatemala · 11.2 km

Villa CanalesGuatemala · 13.3 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC