June 10, 2021 Earthquake: South Kivu, Congo

Name: June 10, 2021 Earthquake: South Kivu, Congo
Start: 2021-06-10
Location: South Kivu, Congo

June 10, 2021 · M5 · 2 deaths

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck South Kivu, Congo on June 10, 2021 at 08:54:17 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 2 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: June 10, 2021
Time: 08:54:17 UTC
Place: South Kivu, Congo
Magnitude: 5 (Mw)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Intensity: 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 3.086° S, 28.259° E
Country: Congo

The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: Few (about 1 to 50)
Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses damaged: 500

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.

Andre Kamundala, the interim mayor of Kamituga said 500 houses including hospitals were affected by the tremor. “Actually, over 500 houses were cracked, the prison, the hospital and other edifices were also affected. Some patients decided to quit the hospital and return to their homes but up till now, we do not have the final scale of damage. We have sent our chiefs to the quarter to evaluate the damage,” Kamundala declared. (reference #12959)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

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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 10550.