1617 Eruption of Fuego

Name: 1617 Eruption of Fuego
Start: 1617
Location: Fuego, Guatemala

1617 · VEI 3

Fuego in Guatemala erupted in 1617 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Fuego, Guatemala, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1617
Volcano: Fuego, stratovolcano
Country: Guatemala
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 14.473° N, 90.880° W

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Eruptive Characteristics:

Explosive eruption,

Damage (land, property, etc.). (reference #2432)

Other significant eruptions of Fuego

Every eruption in 1617 The 1600s Fuego Earthquakes near Fuego

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 3546.