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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Congo - Kinshasa: 178 Km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:06 am (GMT +2) -
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
26 Jan 02:16 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.
26 Jan 02:26: Now using data updates from USGS
26 Jan 02:26: Now using data updates from USGS
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 26, 2022 02:06:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:06 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.2773°S / 27.9681°E  (Tanganyika, Congo - Kinshasa) |
| Antipode | 7.277°N / 152.032°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 179 km (111 mi) SE of Kabalo (pop: 29,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 201 km (125 mi) SW of Albertville (pop: 147,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 236 km (147 mi) SSE of Kongolo (pop: 31,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 245 km (152 mi) NNW of Nchelenge (Luapula, Zambia) (pop: 23,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 316 km (197 mi) NE of Bukama (Haut-Lomami) (pop: 38,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 323 km (201 mi) SE of Lubao (Lomami) (pop: 43,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) SSE of Saint Charles (Maniema) (pop: 55,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 365 km (227 mi) ENE of Kamina (Haut-Lomami) (pop: 73,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 405 km (252 mi) ESE of Kabinda (Kasai-Oriental) (pop: 59,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 471 km (293 mi) NE of Kolwezi (Lualaba) (pop: 418,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  19.7°C (67 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Congo - Kinshasa: 178 Km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | USGS |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Congo - Kinshasa: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | EMSC |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Congo - Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo | RaspberryShake |
| 4.8 | 10 km | Congo - Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo | GFZ |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Feb 24, 2022 18:59 13 weeks ago | 4.4 10 km | 193 km SW of Albertville, Tanganyika, Congo - Kinshasa | More |
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