4. Crater and Lava Lake Nyiragongo's most unique feature is its enormous summit crater. It is 2,600 feet deep, or nearly half a mile. As seismic activity within the volcano increases, the crater ...

When will Nyiragongo erupt? Nyiragongo is a two-mile-high volcano towering over the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—one of the most active volcanoes on the planet and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Nyiragongo volcano saw its last major eruption in 2002. When it's not erupting, it's home to the world's largest lava lake. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

This comes after risks assessment at the Nyiragongo volcano’s summit, revealed the presence of magna under the Goma area, with an extension under Lake Kivu because of the seismicity and ground ...

Residents walk near destroyed homes with the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo May 23, 2021. [Reuters] A ...

Hundreds of U.N. workers were also forced to flee in the 24 hours since waves of lava began forking from Mount Nyiragongo volcano through villages on its slopes, down through Goma itself and on to ...

Among the most active and deadly of these volcanoes is Nyiragongo, a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interactive ...