GVP volcano 342090 · no holder yet

Fuego

Fuego is a 3,799 m stratovolcano in Guatemala, erupting as recently as 2026.

Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since January 2002, as of March 2026.

Type

Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)

Summit

3,799 m above sea level

Rock

Basalt / Picro-Basalt

Setting

Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km

Last eruption

2026

Largest known

VEI 4, cataclysmic, 1974

Eruptions

61 confirmed in the record

Where

14.47°N 90.88°W · Guatemala

Region

Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions

Record

Global Volcanism Program, volcano 342090

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