Earthquake Hits Near Mount Nyiragongo Volcano in Congo, Increasing Worries of Second Eruption

An earthquake in the boundaries between Rwanda and Congo pulled down buildings in the city of Goma on Tuesday and increased fears that the volcano close by would erupt again three days after dozens of lives were taken and 17 villages were destroyed by lava.
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The 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake 
The quake was measured at 5.3 magnitude, the measurement was taken by the Rwandan Seismic Monitor, and was the largest of several tremors that accompanied the eruption on Saturday of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano, one of the most active and dangerous in the world. The United Nations' children's agency said: "We are aware that children got injured when a building collapsed on Tuesday just some steps from the in Goma's UNICEF office." 

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