List of earthquakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

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Earthquakes

DateLocation MMI Mag. DeathsInjuriesDamage / notesRef
2021-06-10 Bukavu, Lake Kivu V5.0 Mw 210 [1]
2021-05-24 North Kivu 4.7 Mw 1Part of earthquake swarm [2] [3]
2015-08-07 South Kivu VII5.8 Mw 330
2008-02-03 South Kivu VIII5.9 Mw 44349Severe
2005-12-05 Tanganyika X6.8 Mw 6
2002-10-24 Lake Kivu VII6.2 Mw 2
2002-01-17 North Kivu IV4.7 Mw 7Severe damage/Part of earthquake swarm [4]
1992-09-11 Kabalo, Tanganyika VII6.4 Mw 837Several buildings destroyed [5]
1966-03-20 Lake Albert VIII6.8 Mw 157Severe damage [6]
1960-09-22 Lake Kivu VIII6.3 Mw Doublet [7]
1960-09-22 Lake Kivu VIII6.5 Mw  [8]
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South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

South Kivu is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.

2008 Lake Kivu earthquake Earthquake in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake shook several countries in Africa's Great Lakes region at 07:34:12 (GMT) on February 3. It measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The epicentre was 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bukavu at Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2015 South Kivu earthquake

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo 35 km (22 mi) north northeast of Kabare, South Kivu on August 7 at a depth of 11.0 km (6.8 mi).

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).
  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.
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