2002 Kalehe earthquake

2002 Kalehe earthquake
Date October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24)
Magnitude Mw 6.2
Depth 10 km
Casualties 2

The 2002 Kalehe earthquake occurred on October 24, 2002 at 06:08 UTC. This earthquke had a magnitude Mw 6.2, and the epicenter was located in Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Lake Kivu. Two people were reported dead. Building damage was reported in Goma, Lwiro, and Mugeri.[1]

The seismicity, volcanism, and uplift in the basin of Lake Kivu delimits the rift of a tectonic plate.[2] Lake Kivu belongs to the western branch of the East African Rift System (EARS). The western branch is usually divided into several segments, and Lake Kivu belongs to the northern segment.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2002/uskrbv/
  2. ^ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010EGUGA..12.6361B
  3. ^ https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/wpchen/shared/Reprints_Wang-Ping_CHEN/74_YangChenE_AfricaRiftJelleySandwichRheology.JGR.10.pdf
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