M6.5 earthquake near Uvira, South Kivu

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 22 Sept 1960, 09:05 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Uvira, about 20 km away in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.