Pacaya

August 1565 Eruption of Pacaya

August 1565 · VEI 3

Pacaya in Guatemala erupted in August 1565 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Pacaya, Guatemala, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
August 1565
Volcano
Pacaya, complex volcano
Country
Guatemala
Volcanic Explosivity Index
3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
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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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.