Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Pacaya
in Guatemala

Event summary

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

GDACS ID VO 342110
Name: Pacaya
Lat/Lon: 14.382 , -90.601
Event Date: 29 Jul 2020 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 2760000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 7860000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 3
Population Exposure Index PEI: 6
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2020 20:52 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 Pacaya report has been published on 22 Jul 2020 09:13.
INSIVUMEH reported that during 15-21 July Strombolian explosions at Pacaya?s Mackenney Crater ejected material as high as 100 m above the crater rim. Lava-flow effusion ceased during 14-19 July, though flows may have continued to advance or be active on the SW, NW, N, and NE flanks. On 20 July lava emerged from a fissure or vents at the NW base of the cone, near Cerro Chino, and traveled SE. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 6 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Articulo completo Guatemala en alerta por explosiones y fumarolas de V ... Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:16:00 +0200.

La Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) de Guatemala advirtió este lunes sobre el aumento de actividad en el volcán de Pacaya, con desgasificación y tremores asociados a la subida del magma. "Se observa el cráter Ma
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Guatemala en alerta por explosiones y fumarolas en Volcán de PacayaMon, 27 Jul 2020 20:45:00 +0200.

Ciudad de Guatemala, 27 jul (Sputnik).- La Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) de Guatemala advirtió este lunes sobre el aumento de actividad en el volcán de Pacaya, con desgasificación y tremores asociados a la su
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Guatemala : Le volcan Pacaya surveillé après une importante hausse de ... Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:14:00 +0200.

Le Pacaya a enregistré des explosions toutes les minutes et des coulées de lave sont expulsées en permanence © Moises Castillo/AP/SIPA Le volcan Pacaya au Guatemala, ici le 25 juillet 2020, connaît une forte hausse de son activité. ERUPTION
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16:58 ERUPTION Importante hausse de l'activité du volcan Pacaya au Gua ... Mon, 27 Jul 2020 17:14:00 +0200.

Le volcan Pacaya au Guatemala, ici le 25 juillet 2020, connaît une forte hausse de son activité. — Moises Castillo/AP/SIPA. Les autorités surveillent le volcan de Pacaya, situé à 20 km au sud de la capitale du Guatemala et qui connaît une i
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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 (32), (2), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),