M4.0 earthquake near Kituku, Tanganyika

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 57 km WSW of Nkove, Tanzania on 13 Jul 2016, 02:12 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kituku, about 72 km away in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo.