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Witness location : Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (37 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1225 min

We spent our night in the open, fearing that the walls falling on us, tremble so much where we were.

Towards Birava, there is a place known for being the epicenter of seismic activity. We meet often holes of about ten meters after such seismic activities. There are no active volcanoes near Bukavu. Mount Kahuzi is off.

Witness location : Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (38 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 97 min

Shabunda centre, à 340 km de Bukavu a été sécoué par ce séisme

Witness location : Rubavu (Rwanda) (78 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 358 min

Went out immediately
Waited for the 2nd & 3rd replica
Called close family & friends
Back to sleep.

Witness location : Ruhengeri (Rwanda) (120 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 394 min

It was abit scary, this happened at around 3.30 am.

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (145 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 184 min

Two times,one was @3:25am and3:28am

Witness location : Kigali (Rwanda) (145 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 546 min

I was deeply asleep only to wake up due to the shaking of my bed and that strong sound. I turned off my phones but my hand became paralyzed there and then and I felt some electric power passing through it. This lasted for some few seconds and I thought I was gonna get a strong harm on my hand. Think there is a form of electric connection with the earthquakes

Witness location : (Rwanda) (187 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

in Eastern region of Rwanda,it was not high. It took ony a few minutes.