Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.8 - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, CONGO-TANZANIA
2005 December 05 12:19:57 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| 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 |
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| Event ID | usggai |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
At least six people killed, 300 houses destroyed and a church collapsed at Kalamie, Congo. Felt (IV) at Arusha, Tanzania and Kigali, Rwanda. Felt (III) in Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya. Also felt at Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Scientific & Technical Information
Additional Information, News Reports
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
