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