M6.9 earthquake near Baudhuinville, Tanganyika

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Karema, Tanzania on 13 Dec 1910, 11:37 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Baudhuinville, about 45 km away in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo.