Volcanic eruption
See 1999 on the mapEruption of Cameroon
28 Mar 1999 – 17 Apr 1999 · 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
- 28 Mar 1999 – 17 Apr 1999
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 4.20° N, 9.17° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- South flank (2650 and 1500 m)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 224010
- Eruption number
- 14134
Nearby in time and place
- Cameroon, Nigeria: Bakassi1996 · Armed conflict · Deaths 56
- Yaoundé train explosion14 Feb 1998 · Rail accident
- Odi massacre20 Nov 1999 · Massacre
- Cameroon Airlines Flight 37013 Dec 1995 · Air disaster
- 1996 Otokoto riots1 Sep 1996 · Riot
- 1998 Jesse pipeline explosion1998 · Explosion
- An attempted coup d'état took place16 Jul 2003 · Event
- Cameroon → Nigeria (cession)2003 · Territorial change
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