Holds one of the few long-lived lava lakes on Earth. Its lava is unusually fluid, so when the crater wall fails it runs downhill at road speed: in 2021 flows reached the outskirts of Goma, a city of around two million.
Erupted since 2000
Stratovolcano · Foidite
0 events in 90 days
Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.
No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.
Nyiragongo is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Foidite.
Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.
Verified scientific, operational, and emergency protocols
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile