August 1565 Eruption of Pacaya
Pacaya in Guatemala erupted in August 1565 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
Where it erupted
Pacaya, Guatemala, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- August 1565
- Volcano
- Pacaya, complex volcano
- Country
- Guatemala
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Earthquake
- Yes: the earthquake with it
- Location
- 14.382° N, 90.601° W
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
August (?) 1565. Eruptive Characteristics: Flank (excentric) vent, Explosive eruption, Lava flow(s), Damage (land, property, etc.) (reference #2432)
Other significant eruptions of Pacaya
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Every eruption in 1565The 1500sPacayaEarthquakes near Pacaya
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 3580.