Magnitude 6.8 - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA - usggai
2005 December 5 12:19:57 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 12:19:57 (UTC) on Monday, December 5, 2005. The magnitude 6.8 event has been located in the LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 6.174°S, 29.717°E |
| Depth | 22 km (13.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA |
| Distances | 70 km (45 miles) ESE of Kalemie, Dem. Republic of the Congo 150 km (95 miles) S of Kigoma, Tanzania 960 km (590 miles) SW of NAIROBI, Kenya 1620 km (1000 miles) E of KINSHASA, Dem. Republic of the Congo |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=229, Nph=229, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usggai |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
