Volcanic eruption
See 1989 on the mapEruption of Cameroon
29 May 1989 · 4.20° N, 9.17° E
Mount Cameroon is an active stratovolcano in the Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako or by its indigenous name Mongo ma Ndemi. Mount Cameroon is ranked 22nd by topographic isolation.
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What the records say
- When
- 29 May 1989
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 4.20° N, 9.17° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- NE flank (2860 m)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 224010
- Eruption number
- 14133
- Vei modifier
- ?
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Oku Volcanic Field21 Aug 1986 · Volcanic eruption
- The Lake Nyos disaster, a limnic eruption, occurs in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people21 Aug 1986 · Event
- Warri Crisis1990s · War
- Cameroon Airlines Flight 78630 Aug 1984 · Air disaster
- 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash27 Apr 1993 · Air disaster
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page