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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]

  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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

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