Volcano profile

Congo - Kinshasa / Rwanda

Karisimbi.

Name: Karisimbi
Address: CD

Volcano profile for Karisimbi in Congo - Kinshasa / Rwanda, 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: 4,490 m
Last documented eruption: 8050 BCE
Coordinates: -1.506°, 29.45°
GVP number: 223040

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Congo - Kinshasa / Rwanda

Karisimbi

Stratovolcano

Elevation: 4,490 m
Last documented eruption: 8050 BCE

No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics

Coordinates: -1.506°, 29.45°
Volcanic region (GVP): Albertine Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP: 223040

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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Karisimbi · Congo - Kinshasa / Rwanda

Documented eruptions

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

Start	End	VEI	Report status
8050 BCEUncertain dating	Not available	—	Confirmed 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.

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Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

Goma International AirportCongo - Kinshasa · GOM · FZNA
29.6 kmStraight-line distance
Kisoro AirportUganda · KXO · HUKI
38.9 kmStraight-line distance
Savannah AirstripUganda · KHX
92.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Nearby places

KoraRwanda · 11.6 km

BusogoRwanda · 11.9 km

MukingoRwanda · 12.3 km

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

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Karisimbi.