M6.2 earthquake near Goma, North Kivu

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 Oct 2002, 06:08 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Goma, about 34 km away in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.