Magnitude 6.4 earthquake felt in Kigali without damage
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Times (Rwanda)
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded near Ushirombo, Tanzania, and felt in Kigali on 5 November, as well as in Kampala, Nairobi and Mwanza. The tremor lasted 30 seconds and no damage was reported in Rwanda, according to the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded at 11.22am on Thursday 5 November near Ushirombo, Tanzania, 292 kilometres from Kigali, the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB), the Rwandan body that monitors seismic activity, said. The tremor lasted about 30 seconds and no damage was reported in Rwanda.
The tremors were also felt in Mwanza, Tanzania, as well as Kampala, Uganda, and Nairobi, Kenya. The RMB placed the epicentre in the eastern, less active branch of the East African Rift.
The RMB said that monitoring of the situation was continuing. The tremor was reported the same day as having struck Tanzania, according to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Tanzania.
