Volcano Eruption (IMAGE) Penn State Caption Penn State researcher Christelle Wauthier led a study to investigate ties between two natural disasters occurring eight months apart in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002: an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano (pictured), and a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. Credit Christelle Wauthier, Penn State Usage Restrictions Non commercial use only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.