Volcano in Guatemala

Fuego volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Fuego is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 2018 (NOAA NCEI). Note: 5 satellite hot spots within 10 km in the latest FIRMS data.

Live status of Fuego: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.

Status now
No open report
Last eruption
1964 or later last significant: 2018
Elevation
3,763 m 12,346 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
1 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
5 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Zaragoza, Chimaltenango 20 km N

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Is Fuego erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Fuego right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2018. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.

NASA FIRMS shows 5 thermal hot spots within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 13.7 MW fire radiative power). Hot spots on a volcano can be lava, a glowing vent or ordinary vegetation fires; satellites cannot tell them apart on their own.

Earthquakes near Fuego

USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Fuego in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.2 on Oct 2, 2026, 13 km WSW of the summit at 115 km depth.

0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.

Time (UTC)MagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 2, 11:35 UTCM4.213 km WSW115 km9 km SSW of Yepocapa, Guatemala

About Fuego

Fuego is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, rising to 3,763 m (12,346 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.

The nearest large town is Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, about 20 km N of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Cancún, 844 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.

Other volcanoes in Guatemala

Guatemala has 4 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 2 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Acatenango, 3 km away.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.