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Congo - Kinshasa · Cone

Mugogo

Type
Cone
Elevation
2338m
Last eruption
1957
Type
Cone
Country
Congo - Kinshasa
Region
Eastern Africa / Albertine Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
2338m
Coordinates
-1.369, 29.480
Last eruption
1957
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor

Geological summary

The small Mugogo cone was built during a 1957 eruption.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1957 – 1957
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 1 (1957)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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1957~1957 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 119571957195819581958

Detailed timeline

  1. 1957VEI 1Observed
    1957-08-01 – 1957-08-03

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