M6.8 earthquake near Kalemie, Tanganyika

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 5 Dec 2005, 12:19 UTC at a depth of 22 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 Kalemie, about 77 km away in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo.