2015 South Kivu earthquake

2015 South Kivu earthquake
	Intensity map of the August 7, 2015 earthquake in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The star marks the quake's epicenter.
UTC time	2015-08-07 01:25:02
ISC event	611460107
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 7, 2015
Local time	03:25
Magnitude	5.8 Mw
Depth	11 km (7 mi)
Epicenter	2°08′28″S 28°53′49″E / 2.141°S 28.897°ECoordinates: 2°08′28″S 28°53′49″E / 2.141°S 28.897°E
Areas affected	Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Rwanda ; Burundi
Max. intensity	VI (Strong)
Casualties	1 dead, 30 injured

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).^[3] One policeman was killed in Bukavu.^[2] Several houses collapsed and people were also injured in neighboring Rwanda.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "M 5.8 – 37km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda". United States Geological Survey. 20 February 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "RDC: au moins un mort dans un séisme dans l'est". AFP (in French). 7 August 2015.
^ "M5.8 – 35km NNE of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Vervaeck, Armand (7 August 2015). "Deadly earthquake in DR Congo, strongly felt in Rwanda and Burundi – so far 3 dead and many injured". Earthquake-Report.com.

External links[]

The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

[usgs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "M 5.8 – 37km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda". United States Geological Survey. 20 February 2017.

[romandie.com-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "RDC: au moins un mort dans un séisme dans l'est". AFP (in French). 7 August 2015.

[3] "M5.8 – 35km NNE of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[4] Vervaeck, Armand (7 August 2015). "Deadly earthquake in DR Congo, strongly felt in Rwanda and Burundi – so far 3 dead and many injured". Earthquake-Report.com.

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show v t ← Earthquakes in 2015 →
April	Gorkha, Nepal (7.8, April 25) †‡
May	Kodari, Nepal (7.3, May 12) † Ogasawara, Japan (7.8, May 30)
June	Sabah, Malaysia (6.0, June 4)
July	Pishan, China (6.4, July 3) Islamabad, Pakistan (5.1, July 24)
August	South Kivu, DR Congo (5.8, August 7)
September	Illapel, Chile (8.3, September 16)
October	Hindu Kush, Afghanistan (7.5, October 26) †
December	Murghob District, Tajikistan (7.2, December 7) Hindu Kush, Afghanistan (6.3, December 25)
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