List of earthquakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of earthquakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which directly impacted the country.

Earthquakes

Date	Location	MMI	Mag.	Deaths	Injuries	Damage / notes	Ref
2021-06-10	Bukavu, Lake Kivu	V	5.0 Mw	2	10		[1]
2021-05-24	North Kivu		4.7 Mw	1		Part of earthquake swarm	[2] [3]
2015-08-07	South Kivu	VII	5.8 Mw	3	30
2008-02-03	South Kivu	VIII	5.9 Mw	44	349	Severe
2005-12-05	Tanganyika	X	6.8 Mw	6
2002-10-24	Lake Kivu	VII	6.2 Mw	2
2002-01-17	North Kivu	IV	4.7 Mw	7		Severe damage/Part of earthquake swarm	[4]
1992-09-11	Kabalo, Tanganyika	VII	6.4 Mw	8	37	Several buildings destroyed	[5]
1966-03-20	Lake Albert	VIII	6.8 Mw	157		Severe damage	[6]
1960-09-22	Lake Kivu	VIII	6.3 Mw			Doublet	[7]
1960-09-22	Lake Kivu	VIII	6.5 Mw				[8]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• List of earthquakes in Algeria
• List of earthquakes in Egypt
• List of earthquakes in Morocco

References

1. "M 5.0 - 88 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey.
2. "M 4.7 - 9 km N of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo". earthquake.usgs.gov.
3. "24. Mai, 10:37 Uhr: Erdbeben (M5.1) am Kiwusee (Mt. Nyiragongo) – Todesopfer in Goma" (in German). 24 May 2021.
4. "M 4.7 - 12 km SSE of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo". earthquake.usgs.gov.
5. "M 6.4 - 29 km W of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey.
6. "M 6.6 - 22 km N of Margherita, Uganda". United States Geological Survey.
7. "M 6.3 - 16 km N of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey.
8. "M 6.5 - 19 km SW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey.