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Pacaya volcano

Complex volcano 2552 m (8,373 ft)
Guatemala, 14.38°N / -90.6°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Pacaya volcano eruptions:
1360, 1565, 1623(?), 1651, 1655, 1664, 1668, 1671, 1674, 1677(?), 1678, 1690, 1693, 1699, 1717(?), 1760(?), 1775, 1805, 1830(?), 1846, 1885, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 - May 1998 (intense period of summit activity), 1999-2003, 2004-2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
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Mildly explosive and effusive (Strombolian activity, lava fountaining, lava flows from the summit crater). Near continuously active the least during the past centuries.
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Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): increase of activity, new fissure vent reported

Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 09:37

09:37 AM | BY: T

Pacaya volcano seen during the night 14-15 Nov 2020 the glow from the new vent on the western flank (left) (image: David Rojas / @DavidRojasGt / Twitter)

Both the explosive and effusive activity at the summit vent increased significantly during the morning of 15 Nov 2020.
The volcano observatory of INSIVUMEH reported that incandescent lava bombs were thrown to up to 300 m above the summit and landed in up to 100 m distance. Associated ash emissions rose to 3 km altitude. As the output of lava increased as well, more intense avalanches of lava blocks and ash from collapsing parts of the flow on the steep flank were generated. These avalanches and small pyroclastic flows reached up to 500 m distance and generated additional ash plumes.
During the next hours, it seems that a new fissure vent opened as well on the southwestern flank, as reports in social media by observers suggest, although this detail has yet to be confirmed by the volcano observatory.

#VolcánDePacaya | Así se observa este domingo 15 de noviembre el coloso. Insivumeh informa que la actividad efusiva seguirá aumentando en las próximas horas. Detalles en #NuestroDiario.

: Cortesía pic.twitter.com/moSMlN6B8H

— Nuestro Diario (@NuestroDiario) November 15, 2020

#VolcanDePacaya vecinos de El Rodeo, San Vicente Pacaya y turistas presenciaron hoy a las 11 horas, formación de un nuevo cráter secundario al sur este del cráter Mackenny. El evento atrajo la atención y documentación del mismo. #DesastresGT pic.twitter.com/sB6Q3UHywr

— DesastresGT (@desastresgt) November 15, 2020

Previous news

Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 07:22

Effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues. ... read all

Sun, 8 Nov 2020, 20:15

Mon, 2 Nov 2020, 07:00

The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano has remained essentially unchanged at moderate levels. ... read all

Wed, 28 Oct 2020, 14:45

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