Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Eruption
The Belgian civil protection activated the Charter on January 21, 2002 following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which has destroyed a part of Goma city. Earthquakes also have been felt up to Rwanda and have reached 4.7 to 4.8 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2002-01-21
- Time of Charter Activation
- 19:23
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- Belgian Civil Protection
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- CNES
- Value Adding
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