Volcano profile

Congo - Kinshasa

Nyiragongo.

Volcano profile for Nyiragongo 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,470 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-1.52°, 29.25°
GVP number
223030

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No current eruption report

Congo - Kinshasa

Nyiragongo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,470 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
-1.52°, 29.25°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Albertine Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
223030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Nyiragongo · Congo - Kinshasa

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
17 May 2002Uncertain dating17 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
17 Jan 20023 Feb 20021Confirmed eruption
23 Jun 199416 Mar 19961Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 198217 Oct 19821Confirmed eruption
10 Jan 197710 Jan 19771Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 192710 Jan 19771Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19202 Jul 19211Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1918Not available1Confirmed 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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Nyiragongo · No current eruption report · 3,470 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Goma International AirportCongo - Kinshasa · GOM · FZNA
    16.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kisoro AirportUganda · KXO · HUKI
    58.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Nearby places

GomaCongo - Kinshasa · 17.3 km

GisenyiRwanda · 20.3 km

SakeCongo - Kinshasa · 23.7 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