Overall Green alert 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 1000116
Name: Fuego (342090)
Lat/Lon: 14.47 , -90.88
Event Date: 10 Jun 2025 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: 10 Jun 2025 10:20 UTC

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Guatemala - Volcanic activity (ECHO 11 Jun 2025)Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:33

  • Since 4 June, the Fuego volcano, located on the borders of the Chimaltenango, Escuintla, and Sacatepéquez departments in southern Guatemala, increased its activity. This has been characterised by explosions producing ash plumes reaching nearly 5 km above sea level and lava flows extending up to 600 metres. Additionally, pyroclastic flows have reached distances of up to 7 km along the Las Lajas, Ceniza, and Seca ravines.
  • According to the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), ash has moved in the northwest, west, and southwest directions, and the ash-fall affected communities in the municipalities of Siquinalá, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and Escuintla in Escuintla Department, as well as Acatenango and San Pedro Yepocapa in Chimaltenango Department. Moreover, authorities have conducted the preventive evacuation of residents from nearby communities, who are being relocated to the shelter set up at the Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Sports Center.
  • CONRED continues to closely monitor the situation and has advised residents near the volcano to follow official guidance in the event of increased volcanic activity.
Guatemala - Volcanic activity, update (ECHO 14 Jun 2025)Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:05

  • The humanitarian impact of the Fuego volcano eruption, which is located on the borders of the Chimaltenango, Escuintla, and Sacatepéquez departments in southern Guatemala, has increased. The eruption on 6 June was characterized by strong pyroclastic flows and ashfalls that reached a distance of 7 km, causing displacement in the area.
  • According to the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) and media, as of 8 June, 818 people have been displaced from the affected municipalities: Siquinalá, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla, in the Escuintla department, and Acatenango and San Pedro Yepocapa, in the Chimaltenango department. At least four evacuation centres have been set up in the Escuintla department. In addition, recent rains have triggered lahars on the volcano slopes, resulting in the closure of one major road and affecting two others.
  • National authorities are monitoring the situation.
Guatemala - Volcanic activity, update (ECHO 16 Jun 2025)Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:57

  • The volcanic activity of Fuego Volcano is decreasing, but ash fall is still affecting nearby communities, including San Pedro Yepocapa, Panimaché I and II, Morelia, Santa Sofía, Los Yucales, and El Porvenir, as registered by the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH).
  • According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 818 people have been evacuated, and nearly 37,000 people have been affected, mostly due to the ash fall.
  • The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) continues to monitor the volcano, coordinating with local authorities and territorial coordinators, and implementing procedures established in the National Response Plan for this kind of events.
Volcano Fuego - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 11 Jun 2025 17:39

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Latest media headlines

Mexico: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 9 .. 6/10/2025 1:01:00 AM.

KEY FIGURES 800 people displaced due to increased activity from Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala; 2.9M suspected cases of dengue in LAC as of epidemiological week 20; 10Kpeople confined due to blockades by NSAGs in Guaviare, Colombia. MEXICO: TRO
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Mexico: Latinoamérica y El Caribe Resumen de Situación Semanal al 9 de.. 6/10/2025 1:01:00 AM.

CIFRAS CLAVE 800 personas desplazadas por el aumento de la actividad desde el Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala; 2,9M de casos sospechosos de dengue en LAC hasta la semana epidemiológica 20; 10K personas confinadas debido a bloqueos por GANE en Gu
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El volcán de Fuego en Guatemala volvió a escupir fuego 6/8/2025 7:24:00 AM.

La gente tuvo que abandonar sus hogares y las carreteras y escuelas cerraron tras la erupción del coloso cerca de Ciudad de Guatemala. Primero, humo y cenizas salieron del cráter del activo Volcán de Fuego. Después, el volcán, de más de 3.
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Guatemala: centenares de evacuados por erupción del Volcán de Fuego 6/7/2025 3:37:00 PM.

Casi 800 personas fueron evacuadas el jueves en Guatemala tras la erupción del volcán de Fuego, ubicado a 35 km al suroeste de la capital y considerado el volcán más activo en Centroamérica. El ente de protección civil declaró una alerta na
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),