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

Date	Location	MMI	Mag.	Deaths	Injuries	Damage / notes	Ref
2021-06-10	Bukavu, Lake Kivu	V	5.0 M_w	2	10		^[1]
2021-05-24	North Kivu		4.7 M_w	1		Part of earthquake swarm	^[2]^[3]
2015-08-07	South Kivu	VII	5.8 M_w	3	30
2008-02-03	South Kivu	VIII	5.9 M_w	44	349	Severe
2005-12-05	Tanganyika	X	6.8 M_w	6
2002-10-24	Lake Kivu	VII	6.2 M_w	2
2002-01-17	North Kivu	IV	4.7 M_w	7		Severe damage/Part of earthquake swarm	^[4]
1992-09-11	Kabalo, Tanganyika	VII	6.4 M_w	8	37	Several buildings destroyed	^[5]
1966-03-20	Lake Albert	VIII	6.8 M_w	157		Severe damage	^[6]
1960-09-22	Lake Kivu	VIII	6.3 M_w			Doublet	^[7]
1960-09-22	Lake Kivu	VIII	6.5 M_w			Doublet	^[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.

References

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[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.

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v t e List of earthquakes in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

v t e Earthquakes in Africa
Historical	1068 Near East (≥ 7.0) 1624 Fez earthquake (6.0) 1716 Algiers (7.0) 1754 Cairo (6.6) 1755 Meknes (7.0) 1761 Morocco (8.5) 1790 Oran (6.0) 1825 Blida (7.0) 1856 Djijelli (IX) 1856 Middle East (7.7–8.2)
20th century	1913 Asmara (VI) 1915 Asmara (VI) 1921 Massawa (6.1) 1954 Chlef (6.7) 1955 Alexandria (6.3) 1960 Agadir (5.8) 1963 Marj (5.6) 1969 Tulbagh (6.3) 1966 Toro (6.8) 1969 Portugal (7.9) 1969 Sharm El Sheikh (6.6) 1980 El Asnam (7.1) 1983 Guinea (6.3) 1989 Malawi (6.3) 1989 Chenoua (5.9) 1990 South Sudan (7.1) 1992 Cairo (5.8) 1994 Mascara (5.9) 1995 Gulf of Aqaba (7.3) 1999 Aïn Témouchent (5.6)
21st century	2002 Kalehe (6.2) 2003 Boumerdès (6.8) 2004 Al Hoceima (6.3) 2005 Lake Tanganyika (6.8) 2006 Mozambique (7.0) 2008 Lake Kivu (5.9) 2009 Karonga (6.0) 2010 Beni-Ilmane (5.3) 2011 Nabro (5.7) 2014 Orkney (5.5) 2015 South Kivu (5.8) 2016 Tanzania (5.9) 2017 Botswana (6.5) 2023 Morocco (6.8)

Earthquakes

See also

References