Shallow 5.6 magnitude quake hits Congo near Rwanda -USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday local time at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey reported on Thursday.
The quake struck 39 km north of Bukavu, Congo, not far from the border with Rwanda, at 3:25 a.m. local time on Friday (0125 GMT), USGS said.
The USGS initially reported the quake as magnitude 5.8.
