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2008 Lake Kivu earthquake

2008 CE · Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa · Disaster

2008 Lake Kivu earthquake
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The 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake shook several countries in Africa's Great Lakes region at 07:34:12 (GMT) on 3 February. It measured 5. 9 on the moment magnitude scale. The epicentre was 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bukavu at Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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