11 killed, 100 injured in Tanzania earthquake

11 people were killed and at least 100 injured after an earthquake measuring 5.7 hit northwest Tanzania on Saturday, AFP reported. The quake struck at 1227 GMT, 43 km (27 miles) from Bukoba, a city on the western shore of Lake Victoria, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

President John Magufuli's office said in a statement several people had died, but gave no toll.

"The president is shocked at the reports of the incident that has resulted in the loss of several people, and many others injured and property destroyed," the statement said.

The privately owned Mwananchi newspaper tweeted that the quake had killed at least 10 people and injured at least 100 in Bukoba, quoting a local police commander. 

"The walls of my home shook as well as the fridge and the cupboards," said an AFP correspondent in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

Earthquakes are fairly common in the Great Lakes region but are almost always of low intensity. 

Earthquake measuring 5.7 hit #Tanzania. A least 10 ppl, 100+ wounded. Also felt in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda & Kenya pic.twitter.com/DARtzTtaIU

— Live From Mogadishu (@Daudoo) September 10, 2016

BREAKING: At least 11 people killed, over 200 injured as #earthquake hits northwest #Tanzania: police pic.twitter.com/rDUj7luQz1

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 10, 2016

Damage from near the epicentre of today's 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Tanzania pic.twitter.com/53qS2FQlVl

— NTV UGANDA (@ntvuganda) September 10, 2016