Not the kind of volcano like Kilauea or Nyiragongo. As with many volcanoes around the globe, Santiaguito is prone to produce explosive eruptions, that leads to even more dangerous pyroclastic flows. That being said, this small fella can theoreticaly produce a lava flow, but in order to do so, it's eruption style also must change. And even then, it will not be a basaltic lava, but a more viscous andesite or other type of lava. Btw, back in 1902, you wouldn't wanna be around there, because that was the year, when even bigger volcano on the background, Santa Maria, has produced a pretty powerful eruption that destroyed part of it's cone, levaving a scar, form which Santiaguito has slowly growned up.
WOW!
Been there a week ago and saw a similar strong explosion
😮😮😮😮
For people who don’t know this volcano is in Xela or Quetzaltenago
So peaceful.
Where's the magma flow?
Not the kind of volcano like Kilauea or Nyiragongo. As with many volcanoes around the globe, Santiaguito is prone to produce explosive eruptions, that leads to even more dangerous pyroclastic flows. That being said, this small fella can theoreticaly produce a lava flow, but in order to do so, it's eruption style also must change. And even then, it will not be a basaltic lava, but a more viscous andesite or other type of lava.
Btw, back in 1902, you wouldn't wanna be around there, because that was the year, when even bigger volcano on the background, Santa Maria, has produced a pretty powerful eruption that destroyed part of it's cone, levaving a scar, form which Santiaguito has slowly growned up.