Volcano profile

Congo - Kinshasa

Nyamulagira.

Volcano profile for Nyamulagira in Congo - Kinshasa, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
3,058 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-1.408°, 29.2°
GVP number
223020

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No current eruption report

Congo - Kinshasa

Nyamulagira

Shield volcano

Elevation
3,058 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-1.408°, 29.2°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Albertine Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
223020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Nyamulagira · Congo - Kinshasa

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
14 Apr 2018Uncertain dating16 Mar 20260Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 20162 May 20170Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 201414 May 20160Confirmed eruption
6 Nov 201116 Mar 20122Confirmed eruption
2 Jan 201029 Jan 2010?1Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 20065 Dec 20062Confirmed eruption
8 May 200428 May 2004?2Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 200216 Sep 2002?2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Nyamulagira · No current eruption report · 3,058 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Goma International AirportCongo - Kinshasa · GOM · FZNA
    29.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kisoro AirportUganda · KXO · HUKI
    59.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Savannah AirstripUganda · KHX
    94.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

SakeCongo - Kinshasa · 25.4 km

GomaCongo - Kinshasa · 29.8 km

GisenyiRwanda · 33.4 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC