Sequence · 2005-12-05

M 6.8 · Observed seismic cluster · 76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster7
M6+1
Analysis radius308 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.5
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours3
Within first 7 days6
Observed duration10.4 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.3
0 h10.4 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

66 Felt reports · Shallow

58/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.876 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo22.0 km2005-12-05 12:19:56 UTCView event →
M 4.738 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-05 23:15:28 UTCView event →
M 5.251 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-06 05:53:08 UTCView event →
M 5.050 km SE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-08 03:16:34 UTCView event →
M 5.174 km SSE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-08 11:51:22 UTCView event →
M 5.562 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-09 23:30:23 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km SE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo10.0 km2005-12-15 22:08:29 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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