Amílcar Roca
GuatemalascientistMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Amílcar Roca is a volcanologist at Insivumeh, where he specializes in the study of volcanic activity and its relation to seismic events. He has recently been in the news for clarifying that there is no systematic scientific evidence linking earthquakes to eruptions at inactive volcanoes, specifically addressing concerns related to the recent seismic activity near the Agua volcano.
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Amílcar Roca is the chief of the Department of Vulcanology who explained the volcano's behavior.
INSIVUMEH prevé que la actividad del volcán de Fuego continúe entre 24 y 72 horasPrensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·Guatemala· 2026-08-04
Guatemala· 2026-08-04
Amílcar Roca from the Department of Volcanology at Insivumeh stated that there is no systematic scientific evidence linking earthquakes with volcanic eruptions in inactive volcanoes.
Insivumeh explica relación entre secuencia sísmica y el volcán de AguaPrensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·Guatemala· 2025-07-15
Guatemala· 2025-07-15