Residents of Nairobi and neighbouring counties experienced earth tremors on Thursday, November 5, following an earthquake recorded in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria region.
The tremor was reported in Nairobi, Murang’a, Kiambu and Kajiado at approximately 12:27pm East African Time.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported a magnitude 5.6 earthquake, with its epicentre located 17 kilometres east of Ushirombo, approximately 986 kilometres from Nairobi. The centre later revised the magnitude to 5.2, placing the epicentre about 14 kilometres east of Ushirombo.
The earthquake occurred around 12:22pm Tanzanian time, triggering reactions from Kenyans who reported feeling the ground shake in different locations, including Kitengela, Athi River, Pipeline, Tassia and Kisii.
Some residents said they initially struggled to establish whether the movement was real.
No injuries or property damage had been reported by the time of publication.