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Historic Earthquake
2008 Lake Kivu Earthquake
3 February 2008 · Bukavu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 3 February 2008 at 07:34 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Bukavu), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Somali Plate, 4 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 47 people and injured 643. 99 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 3 February 2008
- Time
- 07:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 47
- Injuries
- 643
- Homes Destroyed
- 99
- Homes Damaged
- 815
- Estimated Damage
- 7 million US dollars
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Nyiragongo (95 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2021Rubavu, Congo · M 4.732 deaths
- 2002Gisenyi · M 4.71,001 deaths
- 1960Lake Tanganyika · M 6.624 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth