Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Fuego
in Guatemala

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Fuego Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000145
Name: Fuego (342090)
Lat/Lon: 14.47 , -90.88
Event Date: 05 Aug 2026 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 1480000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 9930000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 4
Population Exposure Index PEI: 6
Inserted at: 05 Aug 2026 06:09 UTC

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Fuego report has been published on 30 Jul 2026 10:15.
The Instituto Nacional de Sismolog?a, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrolog?a (INSIVUMEH) reported that eruptive activity at Fuego continued during 22-29 July. Daily Strombolian explosions recorded by the seismic network, at rates of 5-11 per hour when reported, generated gas-and-ash plumes that rose as high as 1.1 km above the summit and drifted as far as 40 km SW, W, and NW. Rumbling sounds, shock waves, and/or sounds associated with explosions were reported daily. Explosions occasionally ejected incandescent material as high as 300 m above the summit and onto the flanks, causing incandescent block avalanches to descend the flanks; notably avalanches descended the Seca (W), Taniluy? (SSW), Ceniza (SSW), Trinidad (SSW), Las Lajas (SE), and Honda drainages, sometimes reaching vegetated areas. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
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Latest media headlines

Alerte maximale au Guatemala: le volcan de Fuego entre en éruption, 1... 8/5/2026 12:09:00 PM.

La puissante éruption du Volcan de Fuego au Guatemala a contraint les autorités à évacuer au moins 1.700 habitants des zones proches du cratère, ainsi qu’à déclarer mardi l’alerte maximale dans cette zone exposée aux retombées de cendres.
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0 Le Fuego crache ses flammes: alerte rouge au Guatemala 8/5/2026 11:31:00 AM.

La puissante éruption du volcan de Fuego au Guatemala a provoqué mardi l''évacuation d''au moins 1700 habitants des zones proches du cratère. Les autorités ont déclaré l''alerte maximale dans cette zone exposée aux retombées de cendres. Le
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Au Guatemala, les riverains du volcan de Fuego partagés entre la peur .. 8/5/2026 11:29:00 AM.

Des personnes évacuées se reposent dans un centre d''accueil après avoir fui leur village à la suite de l''éruption du volcan de Fuego à Escuintla, au Guatemala, le 4 août 2026 • JOHAN ORDONEZ. Dans une grande salle aménagée en refuge, des
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Au Guatemala, les riverains du volcan de Fuego partagés entre la peur .. 8/5/2026 11:22:00 AM.

Des personnes évacuées se reposent dans un centre d''accueil après avoir fui leur village à la suite de l''éruption du volcan de Fuego à Escuintla, au Guatemala, le 4 août 2026 • JOHAN ORDONEZ. Dans une grande salle aménagée en refuge, des
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (31), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1), JSR (1),