Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An estimated 25 people were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano in more than four decades.
Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for "Volcano of Fire") is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Guatemala City. [1] It is a stratovolcano that has had more than 60 eruptions since 1524, including a major eruption in 1974 which produced pyroclastic flows and ashfall that destroyed the region's winter harvest and caused roof collapse and infrastructure ...
Part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre, the volcano sits about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Antigua, one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination. [2] It has erupted frequently, most recently in June [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and November [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 2018, 23 September 2021, 11 December 2022, [ 8 ] and 4 May 2023.
Major volcanoes in Guatemala. This is a list of active, ... Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Acatenango [2] 3976: 13,044 1972 Agua [3] 3760: 12,336 ...
At least 109 people have already died in a series of eruptions that began with a massive blast on Sunday and since then have showered ash over a vast area. Lava flows at Guatemala volcano prompt ...
On 27 May, three days before Agatha became a tropical depression, the Pacaya volcano, located about 40 km (25 miles) south of Guatemala City, erupted, killing at least one person and blanketing nearby areas with layers of ash. [20] The eruption prompted officials to shut down the country's international airport. [21]
The volcano was known as Gagxanul in the local Kʼicheʼ language, which means "Naked Volcano or Mountain", before the 16th century Spanish conquest of the region. [1] [2] The VEI-6 eruption of Santa María Volcano in 1902 was one of the three largest eruptions of the 20th century, after the 1912 Novarupta and 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruptions. It ...
The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height. The tsunami killed at least 437 ...