Santiaguito Volcano Latest News
A group of hikers were forced to flee as Guatemala’s Santiaguito Volcano erupted recently, throwing rocks into the air around them.
About Santiaguito Volcano
- It is an active volcano located in western Guatemala near the city of Quetzaltenango.
- It was created in the wake of the Santa María Volcano’s 1902 eruption.
- This eruption destroyed Santa María’s former summit and left some 5,000 people dead. It was one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century.
- Since then, new lava domes have grown inside the trench left by this eruption.
- Santiaguito is the youngest of these domes, having been created around 1922.
- The massive Santiaguito dome complex has been growing ever since and is accompanied by continuous explosions, most of them minor.
- The Santiaguito lava-dome complex is one of the most active volcanic areas in Guatemala and worldwide.
- It belches smoke and ash on a regular basis but sometimes emits lava and pyroclastic flows.
- It reaches about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet).
- It currently has four craters, one of which is active. This gives it a completely different appearance than most volcanoes; it resembles a large rock with multiple peaks.
- The last major explosion occurred on April 25, 2010, when 10 people were killed by falling rocks after an eruption.
- The deadliest explosion occurred in 1929, when more than 2500 people were killed.
Source: ALJ
Last updated on April, 2026
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