Volcano profile

Cameroon

Cameroon.

Volcano profile for Cameroon in Cameroon, 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
4,095 m
Last documented eruption
2000
Coordinates
4.203°, 9.17°
GVP number
224010

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No current eruption report

Cameroon

Cameroon

Stratovolcano

Elevation
4,095 m
Last documented eruption
2000
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
4.203°, 9.17°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Western Africa Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
224010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Cameroon · Cameroon

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
28 May 200015 Sep 2000?2Confirmed eruption
28 Mar 199917 Apr 19992Confirmed eruption
29 May 198929 May 1989?1Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 198212 Nov 19822Confirmed eruption
23 Jan 195919 Mar 19592Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 195426 Jul 19542Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1925Not available—Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 192224 Aug 19222Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Cameroon · No current eruption report · 4,095 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Douala International AirportCameroon · DLA · FKKD
    64.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malabo International AirportEquatorial Guinea · SSG · FGSL
    71.4 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

BueaCameroon · 9.7 km

MutengeneCameroon · 20.3 km

LimbeCameroon · 20.3 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