Earthquake details

Saturday, July 3, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, July 3, 1954 at 00:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uvira (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.097 and latitude -3.471.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.471, 29.097
UTC time 1954-07-03 00:32:59.460
Location Uvira
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-07-03

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