Earthquake details

Friday, July 5, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, July 5, 1957 at 15:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kindu (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 167.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.777 and latitude -1.710.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.710, 26.777
UTC time 1957-07-05 15:32:10.030
Location Kindu
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-07-05

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