A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Kabare in Democratic Republic on Friday. The temblor was detected at 03:25:02 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10002zzn. Event ids that are associated: us10002zzn. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 28.8877 East, latitude -2.1609 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 01:25:02 / August 7, 2015 @ 1:25 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 70 916 000 pop), Rwanda (c. 11 056 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Bukavu (c. 225 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Goma (c. 144 100 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Butare (c. 89 600 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Gitarama (c. 87 600 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Musanze (c. 86 700 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Gisenyi (c. 83 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Cyangugu (c. 63 900 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Kibuye (c. 48 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Musanze, Butare, Gitarama.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 34 km NNE of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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