The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday May 29.
Seismologists say the earthquake was as a result of volcanic eruptions around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted a week ago.
The 11,500-foot-high volcano sits around 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Goma, a city with an estimated population of 670,000.
In a daily report prepared for the DRC government by the Goma Volcanic Observatory (GVO) it was revealed that the volcano’s crater “continues to collapse, which contributed to the earthquake and caused ash emissions visible from Goma.”
According to the DRC government, around 400,000 people had fled the city as officials warned of a second eruption.