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1992 Democratic Republic of the Congo Earthquake
11 September 1992 · Kabalo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 11 September 1992 at 03:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kabalo), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 326 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 8 people and injured 37.
- Date
- 11 September 1992
- Time
- 03:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 11 km
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 37
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth