• State of emergency declared after Ubinas volcano erupts, Peru

    Ubinas volcano erupted at least seven times since September 1, 2013, and on September 13 officials declared state of emergency in nine districts. The explosions have sent a plume of smoke rising to about 2500 meters above the crater. The strongest explosion

  • Pyroclastic flows at Fuego volcano, Guatemala

    A phase of increased lava flow activity occurred this morning at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, generating a series of pyroclastic flows that descended mostly on the southwestern side of the volcano. An ash plume rising as a by-product of the pyroclastic flows was…

  • Major eruption at Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala

    A major eruption occurred at Santiaguito lava-dome complex of Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala, on August 22, 2013. Starting at 11:45 UTC (17:45 local time), the top part of the Caliente lava dome collapsed and produced a series of relatively large pyroclastic