M5.1 earthquake near Sake, North Kivu

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 69 km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 Feb 2016, 12:43 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sake, about 70 km away in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.