Volcano profile
5 active and potentially active volcanoes in Guatemala — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
5
in database
Active
4
Erupted since 2000
4
Highest VEI
VEI 6
Highest peak
3,772m
Santa María
People within 30km
8.7M
Yes — 4 active
Guatemala has 5 catalogued volcanoes, 4 currently classified active, with about 8.7 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Fuego (~20.9%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,763m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
1.5M
Pop. 100km
5.0M
📍 14.4730°, -90.8800°
Mexico and Central America • Complex volcano
Elevation
2,552m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
3.0M
Pop. 100km
6.0M
📍 14.3810°, -90.6010°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,772m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
600K
Pop. 100km
3.0M
📍 14.7570°, -91.5520°
Mexico and Central America • Lava dome
Elevation
2,500m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
600K
Pop. 100km
3.0M
📍 14.7390°, -91.5680°
Mexico and Central America • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,760m
Last Eruption
-840
Pop. 30km
3.0M
Pop. 100km
5.0M
📍 14.4650°, -90.7430°
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FAQ
Guatemala has 5 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 4 currently classified as active, and 4 have erupted since 2000. About 8.7 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Fuego the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Guatemala, at roughly 20.9% (about one eruption every 4 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Guatemala is Fuego, with about 1,500,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 20.9% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Guatemala was at Fuego in 2024.