September 11, 1992 Earthquake: Kabalo, Congo

Name: September 11, 1992 Earthquake: Kabalo, Congo
Start: 1992-09-11
Location: Kabalo, Congo

September 11, 1992 · M7 · 8 deaths

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Kabalo, Congo on September 11, 1992 at 03:57:26 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 8 people.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: September 11, 1992
Time: 03:57:26 UTC
Place: Kabalo, Congo
Magnitude: 7 (Ms)
Focal depth: 11 km (7 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 6.087° S, 26.651° E
Country: Congo

The toll

Deaths: 8
Injuries: 37
Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses destroyed: Some (about 51 to 100)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1992, Sept 11. Eight people killed 37 injured and several buildings destroyed at Kabalo. Felt at Bujumbura, Burundi. (reference #1053)

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5338.