UTC time | 2015-08-07 01:25:02 |
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ISC event | 611460107 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | August 7, 2015 |
Local time | 03:25 |
Magnitude | 5.8 Mw[1] |
Depth | 11 km (7 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 2°08′28″S 28°53′49″E / 2.141°S 28.897°E[1] |
Areas affected | Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Burundi |
Max. intensity | VII (Very strong) |
Casualties | 3 dead, 30 injured[2] |
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 by a falling wall in Bukavu, and two children were killed by a house fire caused by the quake.[4][2] Several houses collapsed and people were also injured in neighboring Rwanda.[5]