How fast was the fastest lava flow?
60 km/hAbout 37.3 mph · Run
Lava from Nyiragongo in 1977 flowed at up to about 60 km/h.
That's about 1.1 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🌋60 km/h
🏊a record 1,500 m swim
By speed: the fastest lava is about 9.7× faster than a record 1,500 m swim.
Things about as fast
- How fast can a leopard run?58 km/h
- How fast can a giraffe run?60 km/h
- How fast can a wolf run?60 km/h
- How fast can a hyena run?60 km/h
- How fast can a tiger run?60 km/h
- How fast was Secretariat?60.4 km/h
- How fast was Blériot's Channel flight?61 km/h
- At what wind speed does a gale begin?62 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].