M6.4 earthquake near Kabalo, Tanganyika

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 29 km W of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 11 Sept 1992, 03:57 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 Kabalo, about 29 km away in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo.