GVP volcano 223020 · no holder yet
Nyamulagira
Nyamulagira is a 3,058 m shield volcano in DR Congo, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since April 2018, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 3,058 m above sea level
- Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Setting
- Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1996
- Eruptions
- 48 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 1.41°S 29.20°E · DR Congo
- Region
- Albertine Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 223020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).